Wooroloo parents: Are you separating from your partner or thinking about separating from your partner, and do you have children, property or business interests than getting the legal advice a family lawyer is highly recommended. The cost of not doing so can be emotionally and financially devastating. You need compassionate, experienced and affordable legal representation. Our Perth Family Law experts are extremely knowledgeable and will 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.
Property settlement is the part most people ask about first, and it is usually the part that decides how fast everything else falls into place. Acreage takes longer to sell and valuations vary widely, so the valuation itself is often the argument and the timeframe stretches accordingly.
We can help you work through:
We will tell you early what a realistic range looks like, so you are negotiating against a number rather than against a feeling.
Give us a call and we will set out how this works in your situation.
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.
Most child support arguments are not really about the amount. They are about income that has not been properly disclosed, or a care arrangement that no longer matches what is actually happening. Out around Wooroloo the drives are long, so changeovers, school transport and who does the running have to be spelled out or they become the ongoing dispute.
We assist with:
Where the assessment does not reflect what someone actually earns, there are formal ways to challenge it, and we use them.
Give us a call and we will set out how this works in your situation.
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 eastern hills there can be machinery, sheds, stock or a small holding, and each needs valuing on its own rather than being lumped in with the land.
We can assist with:
We locate and value everything, deal with the debts as well as the assets, and then formalise the division so neither of you is exposed to the other afterwards.
If this is where you are at, call us and we will talk it through.
If you are considering separating from your spouse, or have already done so, you may be entitled to, or liable for spousal maintenance.
Spousal maintenance cuts both ways. You might not be getting enough, or you might be paying more than you should be. Around the eastern hills it often follows a single-income arrangement where one party ran the property or the household while the other earned.
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.
Parenting arrangements have to work for years, and they have to be able to change as school, work and the children do. Out around the eastern hills the driving is the arrangement. Who does the changeover run, from where, and what happens in the wet season all need to be written down.
We draft arrangements with enough detail to be enforceable and enough flexibility to survive a change of job or school.
Talk to us early. It usually means fewer costs and more options.
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.
If you lived together on a genuine domestic basis for two years, or you have a child together, the law generally treats it as a de facto relationship. Around the eastern hills one party has often put years of work into the other’s property, and that contribution is recognised even without a title interest.
We advise on whether the relationship meets the definition, what you are entitled to, and how to deal with property and children.
Talk to us early. It usually means fewer costs and more options.
Contact our experienced divorce lawyers for Wooroloo.
Divorce and property settlement are two different things, and people are often surprised that one does not deal with the other. The hearing, where one is needed at all, can usually be attended by phone or video, which matters when you are out past the eastern hills.
We prepare and file the application, deal with service where it is needed, and make sure the property and parenting side is not left behind.
We take these matters on regularly. Call us and we will be straight with you about it.
The households we act for around Wooroloo tend to have a clear division of labour behind them, and a lot of driving built into ordinary life.
Unpaid work on a property counts as a contribution even where only one name is on the title, and it is one of the more commonly overlooked parts of a settlement.
We work throughout the eastern hills — Ashendon, Bailup, Bedfordale 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 up in the hills, well away 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.