Top Ten Guide for Separated Parents during Covid19
Acknowledgement-Family Law Section Executive members Di Simpson (ACT) and Anne-Marie Rice (QLD) have prepared this guide for family lawyers to share with clients, as they work through the challenges and opportunities these times have brought. Separated parents experience both the joys and stressors of parenting. But additional pressures and stresses such as those associated with […]
New Year’s Resolution-A Divorce.
The early months of a year are often the busiest times for divorce lawyers. Here’s why. For many couples, the Christmas period and new year celebrations are a time of resolve. To either continue in an unsatisfactory relationship or to abandon it. Couples may choose to call it quits after sharing one final Christmas together. […]
Recent Changes to Special Hardship Orders
Changes to the legislation regarding special hardship orders (SHO) means that a suspended driver can now apply at any point during their suspension for a SHO. A second and more recent change also sees a strict approach taken to the number of demerit points that a person can accrue while subject to a SHO. Application […]
Condon Charles sponsors Fairholme Art Prize 2019
Condon Charles Lawyers have once again supported Fairholme College in their Facets of Fairholme Art Exhibition. 2019 has been another wonderful year – not only for the curators and organisers but for the Artists who exhibited as well. The fun bit was the Sponsors Selection evening where we put time and thought into selecting the […]
‘Unrelenting workloads and significant backlogs’ driving need for court reform
The judge who is due to become the 5th Chief Justice of the Family Court addressed the National Family Law Conference 2018 by saying that pending cases in both courts “is causing great challenges, not only for the courts but also the litigants.” Full article here.
From Fairholme College – a note of thanks
I write to thank you for supporting our second year of Facets of Fairholme. We are certainly still building our market, but believe we are making a positive impact on Art in Toowoomba, by providing Artists with an opportunity to have their works hung or displayed with respect and an opportunity for acknowledgement – thanks […]
We have moved!
We have relocated to Level 2, Central Apartments Suite 9 / 532 Ruthven Street, 4350 Toowoomba. Please update your address books.
New addition to our Family Law Team
Condon Charles welcomes Elizabeth Millar, Special Counsel & Accredited Family Law Specialist to our family law team.
Ambiguity in wills involving step-children and step-grandchildren
A recent NSW Supreme Court case has highlighted the need for clarity when preparing a will in blended family circumstances. Blended families seem to be more common these days, meaning this lesson will only get more important in the future. In Estate of Grahame David Wright [2016] NSWSC 1779, the Supreme Court had to make […]
Domestic and Family Violence Court Videos
Queensland Courts have published a series of videos explaining the court process for making domestic violence orders. If you are applying or responding to a domestic violence order, there is information here for you. http://www.courts.qld.gov.au/courts/magistrates-court/domestic-and-family-violence/domestic-violence-videos Domestic Violence Orders are part of a strategy to protect the safety of all members of our community and to […]