Journey Family Lawyers

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We are a Queensland wide firm of lawyers dedicated to separation and Family Law and de facto law matters. You may feel you need a Specialist Family Law Firm to nip separation issues in the bud.  We are happy to accept instructions in legal aid matters.  Phone now and make your " Know where you stand" obligation free appointment. 

 Know where you stand in your divorce or separation journey

Email your request for a 10 minute free consultation or appointment request to  enquiries@journeyfamilylawyers.com.au

one hour Appointments for $143.00 (includes GST)   all offices

 Phone 07 38325999   for Brisbane appointments, 32059000 for Strathpine, and 49237155 for Rockhampton office, and  Southport on  55031123 .  Or email us by clicking Make an Appointment

We also undertake legal aid work at all of our offices, so if you think you are eligible let us know and we can make your application for  you.

If you feel we have the approach you need, and wish to change law firms, just email us by clicking Make an appointment and we will be able to help with a smooth transition. Changing law firms. tm  

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 The law relating to Binding Financial Agreements  ( BFA's) has changed so much in the last year or so. the biggest news is that de facto property matters can now be dealt with in the Family Court in most states, including Queensland. This means that any agreement made by a de facto person now is made under the Family Law Act. This also includes for the first time, same sex couples.

The relevant sections of the Family Law Act for married and de facto are mostly in Section 90. I have included a link to them below if you want to know the in's and out's of the legislation.

It is still pretty new so there are not a lot of cases on de facto BFA's  yet. Generally we will be guided by the legislation and some decided cases in married couples cases.

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/fla1975114/s90b.html

Generally it means that, if a document meets all of these criteria ( and a recent case of Black says that the courts will interpret this very very strictly) then it is a Financial Agreement under the Act and can be binding on the parties. We at Journey Family Lawyers are very careful with our drafting so that the documents will do what they are intended to do which is protect you from litigation in the future.

                                                                                          
 

 

You don't have to keep worrying about your situation,  take this opportunity to get the advice you need, by email, phone, or face to face.

Please send your contact phone number and a brief idea of your problem to  enquiries@journeyfamilylawyers.com.au  and one of our experienced and friendly lawyers will call you or email as soon as we can, confidentially and at no cost to you. Let us know if there are some times when it is better to call you than others.

You can ask for an appointment on line at this address too,
 
or phone (07)38325999  Brisbane, (07) 32059000 at Strathpine or  at (0749237155) Rockhampton and Gold Coast (07)  55031123 to
                talk to a lawyer for 10 minutes free, 

            or make one of our our one initial one hour no obligation appointments at $143.00 including GST, if you just want to know where you stand or are  facing litigation from your ex partner.

Remember we have offices at Rockhampton, Strathpine and Spring Hill (Brisbane) and Southport  with easy parking at all four offices.

  Brisbane   07 38325999    Bread House 49 Gregory Tce  Spring Hill   (opposite Brisbane Boys Grammar) Parking at the front.

  Rockhampton    07 49237155  26 William Street ( next to Captain Nemos)

  Strathpine   07 32059000    14 Jockers Street ( the little cottage near Westfield on the roundabout )                                          

Gold Coast 0755031123  1/126 Scarborough Street, Southport

 
Thank you, from the Journey team.