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Law Society Of New South Wales
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We help families in our community through all stages of family related legal considerations; from financial agreements before marriage to all aspects of relationship breakdowns, property purchases and sales, wills and succession planning.
Open Monday - Friday
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Advice, Asset and Liability Statement, Confidentiality Agreements, Distribution Agreements, Executor, Power of Attorney
Arbitration, Assault, AVO, Children, Collaborative Law, Copyright, Debts, Deceased Estates, Estate Planning, Franchising, Prenuptial Agreements, Property Law, Settlements, Zoning
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Abuse, Adoptions, Bankruptcy, Business Disputes, Child Inheritance, Child Support, Construction Disputes, Contractual Disputes, Custody Disputes, Death, Defective Products, Disability Claims, Discrimination, Dissolutions, Divorce, Domestic Partners, Farm Accidents, Harassment, Inheritance, Injuries, Insurance Disputes, Licence Disqualification, Missing Will, Paternity, Redundancy, Sale of Business, Shared Care, Superannuation
Business, Company, Compensation, Construction, Contracts, Conveyancing, Criminal, De Facto, Employment, Estates, Family Law, Finance, General, Government, Industrial, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Mediation, Notary Public, Planning, Probate, Property, Real Estate, Rural, Sports, Succession, Tax, Trades, Trusts, Vehicle, Wills
Domestic Relationship Lawyers, Family Law, Consent Orders, Advice, Collaborative Law, Application, Family Court, Financial Agreement, Court, Binding Financial Agreement
Either party (or both together) can make a divorce application once they have been separated from their spouse for a period of not less than 12 months. The basis of seeking a divorce is that the marriage has broken down irretrievably.
Applications for divorce are brought in the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia. There is a filing fee payable to the court when filing an application for divorce. In most cases, it usually takes about three months for a divorce to be finalised from the time of filing.
If there are children, the court must be satisfied that they are being properly cared for and the arrangements made for the children are satisfactory.