Hooper Family Lawyers has been providing Family Law services to the Brisbane Bayside, South Brisbane and Greater Brisbane area since 1 July 2010. Like any business or project starting from scratch it has been a journey with many ups and downs. From working in my bedroom at home and worrying about whether the phone would […]
Vaccination for Covid 19 is one of the most divisive issues currently facing Australian society and in many other countries around the globe. It is difficult to recall any issue that has been so characterised by divergent opinion, censorship, extraordinary new Government powers, authoritarian policing and uncertainty surrounding the efficacy of the vaccinations. The most […]
The Federal Circuit of Australia and Family Court of Australia have merged utilising one common set of Rules from 1 September 2021. The new Court has imaginatively been renamed as The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (“the Court”) while the full title of the Rules is The Federal Circuit and Family Court Rules […]
Separated parents may or may not require Parenting Orders to regulate how post separation co-parenting will occur. For some people, a Parenting Plan will be sufficient, that is, a written record of the parenting arrangements, signed and dated, while for others no written agreement is necessary. A written Parenting Plan is evidence of the agreement […]
There’s no doubt 2020 has been a difficult year. I don’t need to state the obvious or recap on what everyone already knows. I personally know how hard 2020 was for many people because in the latter half of 2020 my practice has been really busy and many other family lawyers in Brisbane and on […]
Most people understand that legal services are expensive. Lawyers are highly trained professionals who spend many years (and many dollars themselves) towards obtaining degrees, being out of the full-time workforce studying and incurring HECS debt. Some lawyers have fixed fee agreements or a hybrid of fixed costs and time costing for different tasks however by […]
With Christmas approaching and the world seemingly getting back to normal after Covid 19, many people will be thinking of taking a well-earned break to end 2020, either domestically or perhaps overseas. Some people have family overseas and they may wish to take advantage of the holidays for a visit and to be reunited with […]
Separation is a very difficult time for many people which is not surprising given that typically it combines some form of loss with fear and uncertainty as to the future. Family lawyers are not counsellors but a good family lawyer ought to be able to empathise with the situation clients find themselves in; and provide […]
It is not uncommon in family law parenting matters for issues of domestic violence to arise. Family violence is relevant evidence for the court to consider in determining what parenting order will be in the best interests of children. At the same time, a party to the parenting orders may have obtained a domestic violence […]
The vast majority of Family Lawyers will do everything they can to keep their client’s out of Court and try to settle the cases they run amicably (if possible) and as early on as possible to reduce legal costs. A good lawyer achieves this through making sure their clients are well advised as to the […]
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