Inglewood parents: If you have already separated or are thinking about separating, And you have children, property or business interests then getting the right family law advice is a must. The cost of not doing so is immense. Both emotionally and financially. You need experienced, compassionate and affordable legal representation. Our team of local Perth Family Lawyers has the experience and knowledge to guide you through every step to receive the best possible outcome.
Let us do the heavy lifting as dealing with family law issues is emotionally challenging. We provide the support and guidance you’ll need so you can be enjoying a new future with confidence and clarity.
When going through a divorce or separation you’ll want expert advice and representation to ensure a fair division of property assets.
The point of a property settlement is a clean break with numbers behind it, not a rough split agreed in a bad week. High land value against a small asset base means the numbers look generous on paper and are awkward to actually divide, so superannuation often has to do the balancing.
The work usually covers:
Our job is to get you a settlement you can live with, documented properly, without spending the difference on legal fees getting there.
Contact us and we will explain the realistic options for a matter like this.
If you are divorced, separated and have children under the age of 18, speak to our Perth child support lawyers who know the WA Family Law.
Child support is assessed on a formula, but the formula only works if the figures going into it are right. In Inglewood, both parents usually stay close to the same schools and the same commute, so the arrangement tends to be practical — the income disclosure is where the argument sits.
Common issues we deal with:
We can also deal with the costs that sit outside the formula — school fees, medical expenses and extracurriculars — through a written agreement.
We take these matters on regularly. Call us and we will be straight with you about it.
Asset division for separated couples can be contentious and having a clear and thorough process will make the process easier for both parties. We can help!
Financial separation is the step that stops your finances staying tangled with your former partner’s indefinitely. Around the inner suburbs there is often an investment property or a share portfolio alongside the home, and each has its own tax consequence on transfer.
The exercise covers:
We handle the superannuation splitting, the property transfers and the paperwork that makes the division stick.
Call us and we will tell you where you stand before you commit to anything.
If you are considering separating from your spouse, or have already done so, you may be entitled to, or liable for spousal maintenance.
Where one party stepped back from work during the relationship, maintenance is often the bridge between separation and getting back on their feet. Around the inner suburbs the gap between two professional incomes can be wide enough that maintenance is genuinely in play, at least for a period.
If you are already paying, we will tell you whether the amount is defensible and what it would take to change it.
Contact us and we will explain the realistic options for a matter like this.
Orders can be put in place or existing orders can be updated to make sure that parental responsibility of a child or children is protected.
Most parenting arrangements are settled by agreement and then formalised, which is far cheaper and far less damaging than a contested hearing. Around the inner suburbs the distances are short, which gives real flexibility — the arrangement should say what happens when work travel or shift changes get in the way.
We help negotiate a parenting arrangement, then formalise it as a parenting plan or consent orders so everyone knows where they stand.
Give us a call and we will set out how this works in your situation.
If you have been in a De-facto relationship and you are now separated then talk to our team today about sorting out your parenting plans and financial asset division.
De facto couples have broadly the same property and maintenance rights as married couples, and the same obligations. In the inner suburbs de facto separations often involve an apartment or villa bought by one party before the relationship, and contributions since then still count.
The two-year limitation period from separation is the thing to watch. We will tell you where you sit on it at the first appointment.
Contact us and we will explain the realistic options for a matter like this.
Contact our experienced divorce lawyers for Inglewood.
Getting divorced does not divide anything. The financial side has to be dealt with separately, and there is a twelve-month deadline after the divorce to start it. For clients around the inner suburbs the practical point is the deadline: once the divorce is final, you have twelve months to start property proceedings.
Sole or joint application, we handle the filing and tell you what the court will want to see.
If this is where you are at, call us and we will talk it through.
Households in Inglewood are smaller and often younger — couples both working, sometimes with one child, frequently de facto rather than married.
Two incomes and few dependants sounds simple, but de facto separations carry a two-year time limit from the date of separation, and it is missed more often than people expect.
We act right across the inner suburbs, Joondanna, Kensington, Lathlain included, so this is familiar ground for us.
Come in if it suits, or do it by phone and video if that is easier.
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If you are moving house after a family dispute case has been finalised talk to a settlement agent today to discuss your options.
No — there is no automatic equal split in Western Australia, and that’s the most common misconception we correct. A settlement is worked out in steps: identify and value the whole pool, assess what each party contributed financially and non-financially, then adjust for future needs such as care of children, health, age and earning capacity. That process sometimes lands near half, and often doesn’t. A long marriage where one party raised children and the other built a career rarely produces an even division, and neither does a short relationship where one party brought in most of the assets.
Yes. ABMS Lawyers acts across the Perth metropolitan area from our office in South Perth – it is minutes from our South Perth office. Consultations can be in person, by video or by phone, documents are exchanged electronically, and signing can be arranged to suit you. Call us and we will work out the best way to handle it.
Superannuation is treated as property and forms part of the pool, which surprises a lot of people. It can be split between the parties by consent orders or by court order, and for many separating couples it’s the second-largest asset after the family home — sometimes the largest. It’s also the asset most often overlooked in an informal agreement, and the hardest to fix afterwards. Splitting it requires orders drafted so the fund can actually act on them, so it’s worth getting the wording right the first time.
Not automatically. Neither party has to leave because the relationship ended, and moving out does not forfeit your interest in the property. Who stays is usually a practical question about the mortgage and the children. If safety is a concern, raise it straight away — that changes the picture.
Not automatically. Neither party has to leave simply because the relationship has ended, and moving out doesn’t forfeit your interest in the property — that’s another common worry with no basis. Who stays is usually a practical question about who can meet the mortgage, where the children are settled and whether both parties can reasonably remain under one roof in the meantime. Where they can’t, interim arrangements can be agreed or ordered covering who lives where and who meets the outgoings until a settlement is reached. If safety is a concern, that changes the picture and should be raised straight away.