Family Law – Children’s Matters

Family Law - Children's Matters
Compassionate Family Lawyers for Child-Related Issues in Perth
Family Law – Children’s Matters – At Reliant Legal in Perth, we understand the challenges and emotional complexities that arise in Family Law, particularly with children’s matters.
We will confidently guide our clients through the Family Law process to provide clarity, knowledge and peace of mind about the process the client is about to embark upon.
We understand that the breakdown of a relationship can be daunting emotional, and sometimes financially complex, and we appreciate that our clients require practical guidance as to the best way to navigate through these issues.
We endeavour to ensure that after our first consultation, our clients have a clear understanding of the Family Law process and the steps ahead toward achieving resolution.
Children's Matters
As legal matters, property settlement & children’s matters can run independently of each other and separate or as is often the case, at the same time.
Separating from your partner can be stressful enough.
Then add in the turmoil and confusion concerning what happens with the children, including:
- Who will they live with;
- When does the other parent spend time with them;
- What happens on the weekend and school holidays;
- Birthdays, Christmas and Easter;
- Telephone contact and
- Sporting and school events
Family Law Advice for Children's matters
It’s not always necessary to take the big step and commence proceedings in the Family Court to settle this issue.
Often some good advice, simple communication and a good reality check work wonders to resolve these disputes.
- Sometimes not, and then Court is the next and only step.
- Either way, the advice from Reliant Legal will leave you confident in how the system works, what you can expect and how to navigate your way through.
- We are alive to the fact that parenting post-separation can be a very challenging task. It can be made even more challenging when the parents are consumed by conflict and fail to see how it is affecting their children.
- When making decisions about children, the Court considers what is in the best interest of the child as the most important factor. It is not about what the parents are entitled to or what is fair in the circumstances.
- The overall purpose of the Family Law system is to ensure the child has the benefit of both his/her parents having a meaningful involvement in their lives by protecting them from physical and psychological harm, ensuring that they have adequate and proper parenting to achieve their full potential and ensuring that parents fulfil their duties and responsibilities as parents.
- If it is in the best interest of the child, the Court will order that both parents have equal shared parental responsibility (ESPR) for the child. This relates to long-term decisions about the care and welfare of the child.
- ESPR may not be possible if the parents are in high conflict and cannot communicate effectively regarding the children's needs and welfare. Certainly, in cases where there is violence, ESPR may not be ordered.
Our years of experience and our reputation for achieving positive results for our clients make Reliant Legal the trusted choice for your Family Law matter.
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Seek compassionate guidance for your children’s matters. Contact us at 0424 298 789 for expert legal support.