Meet our latest Solicitor Louise Black Louise specialises in all aspects of family law including parenting and property settlement matters. She commenced work in the legal profession in 2002 and has been exclusively working in the area of Family Law since 2005. Louise strives to provide high quality legal advice to clients to ensure that…Read more
After separation both parties continue to have parental responsibility for the decisions relating to the children. Generally, this decision making power relates to long term decisions with each parent retaining autonomy for the day to day decisions whilst the children are in their care. As a general rule, when negotiating, parents will always purport to…Read more
There are countless times when people have said to me that their understanding is as soon as two people are together for two years, they are obligated to split their net assets in half if they separate. Other people have said to me, “I have been dating X for two years so now I am…Read more
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter. They are all here to stay. But what role do they play in separation and do people create problems by not fully thinking about the consequences of posting? A few questions constantly plague the mind of a family law solicitor. Why people cannot appreciate the pitfalls in social media is one. Take…Read more
Family Law for Same Sex Couples At O'Neill Family Law, we are dedicated to providing solid legal advice to same sex couples. The practice of family law advice in relation to same sex couples covers a wide variety of areas such as surrogacy, parenting arrangements, property settlement and defacto maintenance. Family law matters can be…Read more
A Family Lawyer you can trust Family law deals with a wide scope of relationship and matrimonial matters. The Family Law Act and associated items of legislation contemplate disputes related to marriage, separation & divorce, child support and parenting arrangements, spouse and de-facto maintenance, paternity, surrogacy, child protection and adult child maintenance to name a…Read more
Sometimes the 'days of our lives like sand through an hourglass' line seems all too realistic in the family law sphere. At times, disgruntled lovers seek to hurt each other. At other times, one parent takes steps to ensure the other cannot see their children. There have been occasions when parents didn't know their children…Read more
Can we agree between ourselves? You and your former partner can agree on the future arrangements of your child or children after separation between you and without assistance. Contrary to some misconceptions, you do not have to go to court and most Australians finalise their own arrangements without the intervention of the Court or lawyers.…Read more
A Respectful Separation – Possible or Myth Divorce can be very hard on some people and the process is often complicated with other responsibilities such as managing social relationships which were previously managed in the context of a couple. Children can complicate the process even further emotionally and financially as often, despite the best efforts…Read more