Meillon & Bright Legal - Family Lawyers

In many areas of law, and in family law in particular, you may not always get the result you’re seeking. But when you do, and then got the effort of sharing it with a review of the service and experience you had with your law firm, that’s truly rewarding for the lawyer and support team that helped you. Well done Chelsea. https://bit.ly/2XLDFy2 #familylawyers #clienttestimonial #whatourclientssay #clientcentric

There is a widely held belief that you shouldn’t bring up two topics at a dinner table – one is politics, and the other is religion. Religious beliefs by their nature are closely held and deeply personal belief systems. It is unsurprising that some separating parents may have different approaches to their child’s religious upbringing. So, what would happen if a dispute arose over what religion to raise your children in following your separation? https://bit.ly/3EqkuvE #familylawyers #parentingorders #religiondisputes #religioninfamilylaw

In the era of smartphones and expectations of instant communication, people often send messages, on the spur of the moment, which are riddled with emotion in the middle of their family law proceedings. In this blog, we look at the potential implications for you if your text messages and emails are interpreted negatively by the Family Law Courts. https://bit.ly/3fhoZ2B #familylawyerperth #familylawyersydney #communicatingwithyourex #textsandemailsinfamilylaw

In parenting matters before the Family Court system, there are often allegations of risk, including drug use of a parent or carer of a child. Drug use, including illicit substance abuse, can indicate lack of parental capacity and risk of harm or actual harm to others, including children. We explore how illicit substance testing (drug testing) works in family law matters. https://bit.ly/3h2x8Fq #familylaw #parenting #parentingorders #drugtesting

🔍 Family Reports in Parenting Matters When parenting proceedings are before the Court, someone like a social worker, psychologist, or psychiatrist may be appointed as a Single Expert Witness/Family Report Writer to forensically assess the family. Their role is to evaluate parent-child relationships, the child’s needs, and make recommendations on parenting arrangements. Key points include: 📌 The Single Expert Witness assesses family dynamics. 📌 Conversations with the Expert aren't confidential. 📌 Costs for Family Reports range from $5,000 to $25,000, depending on individual circumstances and are often split between parties. Read more in our blog on Family Reports! 💼 https://bit.ly/4esenan #FamilyLaw #ParentingMatters #CourtProceedings #FamilyReport

Finalising separation from your former partner isn’t quite as simple as getting a divorce (assuming you were married). There are quite a few things to attend to after separation to protect your interests, both now and in the future. We look at the top 5 things to attend to after separation. https://bit.ly/2W02CFd #familylaw #divorcelawyer #separation #propertysettlement #parenting

Unfortunately, we don’t have a magic wand to make shared parenting arrangements completely stress-free. Co-parenting after separation is often laden with emotion because, after all, you are trying to figure out what’s best for your children. The good news is that there are lots of options out there to help relieve some of that co-parenting stress and conflict. One of those options is co-parenting apps and you can learn more about our top picks here. https://bit.ly/3QOAnn2 #familylawyers #parentingapps #coparenting

Throughout the pandemic, the Court continuously adjusted and now, many of the processes implemented during that time have continued, including Court hearings being heard via video or by phone. Since 28 February 2022, all hearings in Western Australia are conducted by telephone or Microsoft Teams. In this blog, we look at the key differences you may experience in the Court process if your matter is heard by phone or video conference. https://bit.ly/3KkVjvo #familylaw #familycourtwesternaustralia #familycourthearings #remotecourthearings

Frequently, as children are getting more and more busy with extra-curricular activities, we are asked for advice as to each parent’s right to make arrangements for a child to participate in a sporting or other activity. For example, one parent may choose to enrol the child in a sport team or ballet classes which require weekly attendance. Our latest blog looks at how this situation can lead to conflict around parenting arrangements and the Court’s view about applications to deal with such conflict. https://bit.ly/4d9Ab98 #familylawyers #parentingdisputes #timewithchildren #extracurricularactivities

The Family Court is generally reluctant to reopen property settlement proceedings once they have been finalised. They will, however, permit Final Orders to be set aside in limited circumstances, including if the parties to the Orders agree to them being set aside. This blog looks at some limited circumstances where the Family Court will consider setting aside property Consent Orders. https://bit.ly/3T1V4cW #familylaw #consentorders #setasideconsentorders