North Beach parents: Are you thinking about separating or partner, or are you already separating from your partner? If you have children, property, or business interests then getting the right family law advice is a must. It might surprise you but the cost of not doing so can lead to both emotional and financial ruin. We are experienced, compassionate and affordable legal advisors in all matters of Family Law. Our local Perth Family Lawyers team will guide you through every step to receive the best possible outcome for your family.
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.
A property settlement ends the financial relationship. Until it is done properly, your former partner still has a claim on what you own. Where there is a second property, a caravan or a boat in the mix, it needs valuing properly rather than being waved through as a lifestyle item.
Typically that involves:
We identify and value the whole asset pool, including superannuation, work out a split that reflects contributions and future needs, then document it through consent orders so it is binding and final.
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.
The assessment is one thing. Whether it gets paid, and what to do when it does not, is another. Self-employment and rostered work are common around North Beach, and irregular income is the single most common reason an assessment does not reflect reality.
We assist with:
We help establish an assessment, change one that no longer fits, put a binding agreement in place, or recover payments that have stopped.
If this is where you are at, call us and we will talk it through.
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!
Until the assets are formally divided, both of you remain exposed to the other’s debts and decisions. Around the northern coastal corridor there is often a boat, a caravan or a second property, and those are assets in law regardless of how they are thought of at home.
We can assist with:
Where assets sit in a company, a trust or someone else’s name, we work out what is genuinely in the asset pool and what is not.
Contact us and we will explain the realistic options for a matter like this.
If you are considering separating from your spouse, or have already done so, you may be entitled to, or liable for spousal maintenance.
Maintenance is separate from child support and separate from the property settlement, though the three interact. Where income around the northern coastal corridor is seasonal or self-employed, a maintenance figure set off one good year rarely holds.
We assess whether maintenance is payable at all, at what level, and for how long, then negotiate or apply for it.
Give us a call and we will set out how this works in your situation.
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.
The law starts from the best interests of the child, not from either parent’s preference. Around the northern coastal corridor catchments are spread out and one parent often moves closer to work, so the orders need to say what happens if someone relocates.
Where agreement is not possible, we advise on mediation and, if it comes to it, on applying to the Family Court of Western Australia.
Call us and we will tell you where you stand before you commit to anything.
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.
A de facto separation raises the same questions as a divorce — property, maintenance and children — without the divorce itself. Around the northern coastal corridor a shared property, or one bought by a partner before the relationship started, is usually the sticking point regardless of whose name it sits in.
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.
If this is where you are at, call us and we will talk it through.
Contact our experienced divorce lawyers for North Beach.
Divorce and property settlement are two different things, and people are often surprised that one does not deal with the other. A joint application saves time and avoids service, and the whole thing can be done online without either of you attending.
Sole or joint application, we handle the filing and tell you what the court will want to see.
We take these matters on regularly. Call us and we will be straight with you about it.
Households around North Beach are a wide mix of ages and stages, so there is no standard North Beach separation.
Where income is irregular, a support figure set off one strong year rarely holds, so establishing a realistic average matters more here than almost anything else.
We work throughout the northern coastal corridor — Ocean Reef, Padbury, Quinns Rocks among them — so none of this is new territory.
Being that far out does not limit what we can do for you. Consultations, document review, instructions and signing arrangements are all handled by phone, video and secure electronic exchange, so a matter can be run from start to finish without the drive. Call us and we will talk through what suits you.
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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 along the northern coast, a fair way from the city. 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.
No. There is no automatic equal split in Western Australia. The asset pool is identified and valued, contributions are weighed up on both sides, then an adjustment is made for future needs such as care of children, health, age and earning capacity. Sometimes that lands near half. Often it does not.
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.