Post Separation Parenting Tips & Tricks
Separation can be one of the hardest things in life to experience. The person you once ...
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Keen To Avoid Court? Try Collaborative Law
What is Collaborative Law? Collaborative Law is an option that allows a resolution of your parenting ...
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5 Things To Know When Challenging a Will
If you have been left out of a Will, you may have rights. 1. Who Can ...
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What’s up for Grabs in a Property Settlement?
What items are included and available for distribution between parties after the breakdown of a relationship ...
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Who Is To Know…
There were two farmers who lived side by side, a long time ago in the days ...
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Estate Planning in the Wake of COVID-19
The current COVID-19 Pandemic is a challenge for us all during these unsettling times. If you ...
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2 Spouses Anyone?
It is not uncommon when discussing legal matters with our clients to be told that they ...
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Unable to Work Due to Injury? 3 Things You Should Know About Your Superannuation
The world as we knew it has come to a grinding halt for a lot of ...
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COVID-19 – What You Need to Know as Separated Parents
The current COVID-19 Pandemic is placing additional pressures and stresses on separated families. During this uncertain ...
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Protecting Your Future
New relationships can make us feel “all loved up” and whilst the excitement of that feeling ...
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Euthanasia & Voluntary Assisted Dying in Qld – Is it time? Part 2
In my last article I made the case for our State Government to introduce voluntary assisted ...
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Euthanasia & Assisted Dying- Is It Time Qld Pressed the Button?
As a 17 year old in the late 1980s, I witnessed my dear Grandmother wither away ...
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Catherine Cheek Joins Our Team
Welcome to Catherine Cheek! Catherine has been practising as a solicitor since 1991 and is dedicated ...
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Should I Register my Enduring Power of Attorney?
Enduring Power of Attorney Whenever our clients prepare their Wills we also discuss with them the ...
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Can an Executor be a Beneficiary in a Will?
What is an executor of a will? An executor is the person responsible for administering an ...
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Driving under the influence? But it’s a scooter and I’m not driving…
It’s very likely that you have seen someone cruising around the Brisbane CBD on a Lime ...
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John Davis – National Finalist in Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Awards
We are very proud to announce that our Mr John Davis was recently selected as a ...
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Injured And Unable To Work? 6 Tips To Access Your TPD Superannuation
If you are unable to work due to an injury or illness and facing an uncertain future, ...
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How to Prepare for Sentencing in the Magistrates Court
You have sought advice from one of our experienced Solicitors and have decided that you intend ...
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Changes to Brisbane Court Management for Family Law Matters
The Court process for families seeking to resolve their property and parenting matters can be a ...
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What to expect from your criminal lawyer
Imagine you are taken from your home in the middle of the night, wearing your pajamas ...
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Child Support Debt – More Serious Than Some Think
Child support can often be a contentious issue between parties. Some love it, some hate it ...
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The Police did not get all of the evidence – What can I do?
You might not believe it if I told you, but sometimes the police do not get ...
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Bail – Who gets it and why?
Getting charged and applying for bail is common place for some. I have had a few ...
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Jail time for deceitful husband
Parties to a property settlement have an obligation to be transparent with their finances so as ...
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5 Tips for Easier co-parenting after a separation
When couples decide to go their separate ways, making arrangements for the children is often the ...
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Do I need to tell anyone that I have changed my Will?
When preparing Wills for clients, one of the key takeaway messages once the Wills have been ...
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We’re in a relationship, but we’re not married. Are my assets safe?
Some are of the view that they are better off living with their loved one without ...
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Having an affair? What could possibly go wrong?
Being married and having a partner on the side is not something new, for some. What ...
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Is it ever a bad thing to receive my spouse’s super?
When assisting our clients with their estate planning, issues surrounding what to do with superannuation entitlements ...
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Why Would I need a Binding Death Benefit Nomination?
Whenever we see clients to review their estate planning, a key part of our discussion centres ...
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Think before you post – the Court may see it one day
Technology is at our fingertips. It is so easy these days to share photos, stories and ...
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Do you have parenting orders in place for Christmas?
Time is ticking. The Christmas period can be a stressful time for most families – what ...
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Dying without a Will – A Family Law tale
When you die without a Will (intestate) in Queensland, it is the Succession Act which directs ...
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A Dignified Divorce
It is a common misconception that just because parties have separated, they need to fight it ...
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A Coal Miner, a Work Injury, and a Resignation Walk Into a Bar
It sounds like the start of a second rate joke, and for some coal miners, it ...
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Renewing your vows – A cautionary tale
Sometimes couples have a low cost wedding due to financial constraints at the time, then have ...
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Keeping it Confidential
When you speak with a lawyer, you have the right to confidentiality. This includes your personal ...
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Silence is golden – or is it?
If you are questioned by the Police in connection with a crime, you should always presume ...
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Facing Losing Your Driver’s Licence?
You may be eligible to apply for a Special Hardship Order Our client, let’s call him ...
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5 Tips for Surviving Separation
It is important for you to look after yourself after a separation. We can look after ...
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“I’m going to take him to the cleaners”
Elizabeth Adams, Senior Family Law Solicitor explains how the attitude of “taking him to the cleaners” ...
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We Can Still Assist With Wills and Enduring Powers of Attorney
Getting Your Affairs In Order As we, along with everyone else, navigate this unprecedented time we ...
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High Conflict Divorces: Let Children Be Children
What are the Effects of Divorce on Children? Parental separation can turn a child’s life upside ...
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When can my children vote with their feet?
Some years back I acted for a loving father of two children. There was a pretty ...
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Why won’t the Jury come back?
Having clocked up nearly 30 years in law firms since I was a teenager, I have ...
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Who gets the property when a spouse or partner dies?
Who gets the property when a spouse or partner dies? The answer is not always as ...
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Faces Behind the Business
Amanda Schmidt How long have you been with the firm? I joined Kennedy Spanner Lawyers in ...
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Amanda finds family law quite rewarding
FAMILY law and wills and estates are where Toowoomba lawyer Amanda Schmidt’s passions lie. Both are ...
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The End of Brangelina
For some the news that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have separated is devastating. For others ...
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Dean Spanner talks road safety to Toowoomba Grammar students
“Driving a car is like walking through a busy shopping centre with a loaded gun……momentary distraction ...
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Should I Get a Certificate of Title for my House?
With the advent of electronic records in Queensland’s Titles Office there has been a sharp reduction ...
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How Many Attorneys Do I Need To Appoint?
By Kim Jubb When seeing clients about preparing an Enduring Power of Attorney document the question ...
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Changing a Child’s Surname After Separation
By Elizabeth Adams Can I change my child’s surname is a common question we are asked ...
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The Importance Of Expert Legal Advice During Separation
Sometimes when we are sick we hastily google our symptoms and suddenly we’ve convinced ourselves that ...
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