The Family Court of Western Australia can order an injunction compelling a person to do a specific act or restrain a person from doing a specific act. Under section 114 of the Family Law Act 1975, the Family Court has broad powers to order any injunction it considers proper, including in both parenting and financial matters. For instance, Bodekers could assist in you in receiving an injunction... Source ..read more

One of the areas of family law in which Bodekers Family Lawyers & Mediators is particularly experienced is that of international child relocation. That is, obtaining Orders from the Family Court allowing a parent to relocate to another country with the child/ren of a relationship. As with other areas of parenting family law, the children/ren’s best interests must be at the heart of Orders made by... Source ..read more

All parenting family law matters are serious and require professionalism, experience and delicacy. This is especially true for complex parenting matters, such as those which involve high conflict and/or risk factors. As per section 60CC of the Family Law Act 1975, a child’s best interests must be at the heart of all decisions and Orders made by the Family Court of Western Australia. Source ..read more

One of the factors to be considered in family law matters is the children’s relationship and right to know and be cared for by grandparents who are as significant others who contribute to the care, welfare and development of the children. Family law recognises that it may be in the best interests of children to know and be cared for by their grandparents, especially where such relationships are... Source ..read more

Mediation is a crucial tool in family law, offering a private, low conflict, and cost effective method to resolve disputes. At Bodekers Family Lawyers & Mediators, we prioritise a low conflict, cost effective pathway of mediation. Our approach is designed to enhance communication between parties, allowing for bespoke solutions tailored to individual situations. Our mediation services offer a... Source ..read more

At Bodekers Family Lawyers & Mediators we guide our clients through Lawyer Assisted Mediation, including in complex financial matters. This approach saves our clients the emotional and financial costs which can be associated with ongoing litigation in the Family Court. We have recently successfully mediated a complex financial matter involving inheritances in Margaret River. In mediation we follow... Source ..read more

A child’s wishes can hold weight when a court is determining what is in a child’s best interests. In Timms & Payton 2015 FCCA 3324 the child was of an age where wishes could be considered by the court. The father opposed the mother’s proposed relocation. It was held that it would be in the best interests of the child to remain with the mother, as she had been the primary caregiver... Source ..read more

In recent years Bodekers Family Lawyers and Mediators have been assisting our South-West clients in significant and expanded ways, resolving family law matters in a cost-efficient manner which avoids the need for ongoing litigation. Our Margaret River offices are centrally located, allowing our experienced team to work with South-West clients face to face, in addition to conducting telephone and... Source ..read more

In Perth Family Law there are different judicial approaches to how property should be shared at the end of a relationship including marriage. The most commonly used approaches are the global approach and the asset-by-asset approach. A combination can be used. The global approach involves the division of the parties’ assets on an overall proportion of the global view of the total assets. Source ..read more

Inheritances in family law are often relevant. That is sometimes a party seeks to include an inheritance in the asset pool for division after a marriage or de facto relationship ends. Inheritances that occur during a de facto relationship or marriage can be relevant in property settlement even if they occur post separation. In the 2019 case Carron and Laniga (2019) The Full Court indicated there... Source ..read more