The following is a complete overview of how O’Neill Family Law can assist you.
If you require any of the following services or have questions please feel free to contact us.
Divorce Matters
The team at O’Neill Family Law can assist you through the divorce process and provide information and guidance on associated issues such as child support, parenting arrangements and property settlement matters.
Parenting Matters
Separation is a difficult time for couples and more so when children are involved. The team at O’Neill Family Law prides themselves in providing practical and sensible advice regarding reaching an agreement on living arrangements for the children of a relationship after a separation.
Surrogacy Matters
The team at O’Neill Family Law have extensive experience in working with people who, because of circumstances outside their control, cannot have children or otherwise, wish to act as a surrogate for people who wish to have children.
Child Support
The O’Neill Family Law team have vast experience and a keen interest in managing child support issues for parents who have separated.
Adult Child Maintenance
The team at O’Neill Family Law can assist with advice around when it might be appropriate to make an application for maintenance for a child who is over the age of eighteen (18) (separate to child support which deals with arrangements for children under the age of eighteen (18)).
Financial Agreements
The Family Law Act gives people the opportunity to enter into agreements formally between them which allocates what happens to their assets, liabilities and superannuation entitlements in the event that they separate.
Spousal Maintenance
The team at O’Neill Family Law has widespread knowledge and experience in dealing with spousal maintenance applications both in applying for them and defending them on behalf of clients.
Domestic Violence
There are stringent laws in place to protect those against suffering domestic violence in Queensland. The definition of domestic violence does not only include physical violence but, amongst other things, emotional and financial violence pursuant to Queensland legislation.
Married & De Facto Couples
The wide-ranging services that Ben, Louise, Stacey and Joel offer relate to married and defacto couples alike.
De Facto & Same Sex Relationships
There is no distinction in the current law relating to same sex relationships and in every respect they are dealt with in the same way that couples of different sexes are dealt with.
International Parenting Disputes
There are times when parenting matters and questions relating to the wellbeing of the children cross international borders.
Property Settlement &
Division of Property
A fundamental service that O’Neill Family Law offers is guidance and advice around how to go about the division of property in the event of a separation.
Enforcement Orders
Regrettably, some people do not comply with Orders of the Court and in those circumstances, the team at O’Neill Family Law can assist to navigate what is often a complex area of the Family Law Act.