children matters

Children Matters - Child Support Law, Child Custody Law, Child Protection Law, Sydney

Watson & Watson Family Lawyers understand that your children mean more than anything to you. We’ll do our best to make sure you get a fair share in your children’s upbringing. Under family law, each parent is presumed to have parental responsibility for a child. But the details of care, contact and child support are your decision – or the Court’s. We can assist you and your former partner to develop a formal parenting plan, an agreement covering your child’s residence, contact, and maintenance.

Otherwise, courts have the power to make parenting orders, on the application of either parent, a child’s carer, or the child itself. Although the primary consideration is the best interests of the child, the court will make its decision based on a wide variety of factors, such as the child’s relationship with each parent, parental attitudes, and capacity to provide.

Once an order is in force, a breach may constitute abduction. The court can issue a warrant for the child’s recovery or the offender’s arrest.

On occasions, there is a need to move very urgently, for example, to prevent a child being taken from the country. Watson & Watson has undertaken such applications and recently obtained a judgment within 2 hours, preventing a child leaving the country, such an order being obtained close to 9 pm at night. Not all matters are this urgent. However Watson & Watson has the knowledge, ability and practice to consider advice and obtain the urgent orders when needed.

How Watson's Helps with Children Matters & the Family Court of Australia

Child Support: Seek advice from our family lawyers regarding fair allocation of child support payments
Child Custody: Our lawyers can help determine whether you, or your partner has a legitimate claim for child custody
Child Protection: For those worried about the safety of their children, seek advice on child protection from our family lawyers

Watson & Watson, Sydney - Expert Family Lawyers with Child Support Law, Child Custody Law & Child Protection Law

Please note that our provision of any telephone advice to you is only a general discussion to assist as to whether you wish to instruct us. Telephone discussions should not be construed as legal advice and are not to be relied upon. Legal advice which you can rely on can only be properly provided by us to you at or following an initial conference. We are not responsible for any action you may take or fail to take based upon the provision of our telephone advice to you. If you wish to arrange a conference, please contact us.

Recent Cases

Family Law Property Division - 30/09/2010

Watson & Watson acted on behalf of the Wife. There was a long marriage of approximately 20 years and there were significant assets, however, there were very substantial debts and the total net assets...