NQ Family Law Centre in Cairns, Queensland, Australia | Divorce & Family Lawyer

NQ Family Law Centre

Locality: Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 7 4080 7361

Address: 14 Spence Street 4870 Cairns, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.nqfamilylawcentre.com.au

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23.01.2022 To all our dear friends and clients - We hope you have a wonderful and relaxing Christmas and a bright and prosperous New Year. NQ Family Law Centre will be closed from the 20th December, 2013 until the 13th January, 2014. We hope to see you refreshed and energized in 2014.

22.01.2022 Many of my clients become concerned when children have their first nightmare or night terror. This is an excellent article discussing sleep problems in children. It discusses the difference between a nightmare and a night terror as well as strategies to deal with both. Some sleep issues are a normal part of a child's development but if a child is having a recurrent nightmare along with stress and anxiety during the day, you may need to seek professional assistance.

16.01.2022 Different parenting styles - Its common for basic differences in parenting styles to become a source of friction after a separation. This article offers some tips to help you cope.

14.01.2022 The NQ Family Law Centre website is now live... http://www.nqfamilylawcentre.com.au/

12.01.2022 A timely reminder now we are well into Summer!

10.01.2022 Property Settlement Consent Order Vs Binding Financial Agreement Clients often come in to see me about a property settlement and ask about having a binding financial agreement (BFA) drawn up. When I ask why a BFA rather than consent orders, all too often their answer is - it was suggested to me by a friend/ colleague/ accountant etc. What is clear is that clients rarely understand the difference between these alternatives before coming to see me. My clear preference is for ...consent orders. Why? I believe a consent order offers more certainty than BFA’s because they are approved by the court. A court must be satisfied a proposed consent order is just and equitable in all the circumstances before making the order. Once made, a consent order can only be set aside in very limited circumstances: eg where there has been a miscarriage of justice because of fraud, duress, suppression of evidence or the giving of false evidence. BFA’s are not approved by the court. An agreement can be set aside by a court for purely technical reasons. In addition, there is no requirement that a BFA be just and equitable. Accordingly, where a BFA is proposed it may be because one party is being short changed and the other party is concerned that a consent order in the same terms would not be approved by the court. Further, consent orders have far less technical requirements than BFA’s so they are almost always cheaper for clients. Although I highly recommend both parties obtain independent legal advice this is also not a requirement for consent orders whereas it is for BFA’s Occasionally there are benefits in having both consent orders and a BFA drawn up: eg when a property settlement includes a provision for lump sum spousal maintenance. Generally however, consent orders will be sufficient. Given that consent orders give clients more certainty, are generally cheaper and have less technical requirements the decision is clear. In my book, consent orders win hands down.

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02.01.2022 Congratulations to the mighty Maroons. Fantastic game last night. 8 str8t. Well done boys!!