Looking For Assistance With Your Parenting Arrangements?
When there are children involved in a separation, it's tough on you and it's hard on your children, too. Nadine Love and Dr John Cronin will ensure that you receive expert advice on your parenting arrangements so that your children are best protected from the potential impacts of your separation. If you're thinking about the arrangements for care of your children after separation then you may be interested in knowing more about:
If you’d like to learn more about how we can assist you, email admin@anumis.com.au or call on 07 5455 6347 right now for your complimentary consultation.
How Anumis Legal Can Assist With Your Parenting Arrangements
We can assist you with your parenting disputes including:
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It doesn't get tougher than making decisions for care arrangements for your children, does it? Our family law experts will assist you to consider your children's needs and stages of development until they reach 18 years old. When you need astute, experienced understanding and reliable, wise counsel Anumis Legal is here for you and for your children. We combine compassionate client care with practical legal strategies ensuring you feel supported every step of the way.
Anumis Legal provides you with the attentive, proactive, responsive legal representation, pursuing your interests in any forum, from mediation and negotiation to litigation if required.
Understand Your Options
Parenting Arrangements fall under one of these three categories. It’s important to understand the difference between them before deciding on the right choice for your situation. Click the boxes below to learn more.
If you and your former partner have arrived at an agreement about parenting arrangements and you want to ensure that the terms of your agreement are legally binding, then you can formalise your agreement by applying for Consent Orders. You can also use Consent Orders to change or discharge existing family law orders.
When Consent Orders are filed, the Court carefully considers the orders, with specific regard to the best interests of the children. This means that it is advisable for you to seek legal advice before you put the orders you want before the Court.
If you can come to an agreement with your former partner, focusing on the best interests and needs of your child or children then that is usually the best outcome for all affected. There are no fixed rules about how to come to an agreement to care for your child or children after separation. Your parenting agreements can be:
- an oral agreement; and/or
- a written agreement; or
- an agreement that is put before a Court and formalised, known as Consent Orders.
A written record of your agreements about the care of your child or children is called a parenting plan. A parenting plan must be signed and dated, but does not need to follow any specific format.
Please note, that while a parenting plan is cheaper and potentially less stressful that applying for Consent Orders, a parenting plan is not a legally enforceable agreement.
If you and your former partner can agree on the amount of child support to be paid, you can put a child support agreement in place by either making a binding or limited Child Support Agreement with your former partner.
If your circumstances are such that you and your former partner cannot agree on child support, then Services Australia provides an administrative process determined by the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 (Cth).
The child support payable will be calculated based on a formula in the legislation.
What Should You Consider When Making Parenting Arrangements?
If you want to know more about Parenting Orders, here is a link to a helpful brochure.
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Book an appointment so that we can advise you on your options regarding your Family Law needs, call Dr John or Nadine Love on 07 5455 6347 to book your complimentary chat, now.
What’s the difference between Consent Orders & Parenting Agreements?
The main difference between Parenting Agreements and Consent Orders is that you do not need to go to court if you and another relevant person, often the other parent of your child or children, have come to an agreement about the arrangements for your child or children.
It is very important that you formally document your parenting arrangements in an agreement about the arrangements for your child or children so that you are clear that you each fully understand what you have agreed. When you put your agreement for care of your children in writing, this assists to avoid disputes or misunderstandings in the future. Under the Family Law Act 1975, you can document your agreement either as a parenting plan or as Consent Orders.
Unlike a Parenting Plan, Consent Orders are enforceable. Even though they are made by agreement, and they can be made without a hearing, Consent Orders are still orders of the Court. Consent Orders can be used to change or discharge existing family law orders.
Parenting Orders by Consent are orders made by a Court about children, under Part VII of the Family Law Act 1975. They are orders that you and the other relevant person, usually the other parent of your child or children, agree on.
When the Court makes Parenting Orders, both parties to the order must abide by the Orders. Breaching an order can have serious consequences. Once final consent orders have been made, there are only a few circumstances in which they can be changed.
We advise that you seek legal advice before you enter into Consent Orders. For information about filing requirements and a step-by-step guide to applying for consent orders go to How do I apply for Consent Orders?
Parenting Arrangements For Babies & Toddlers
When you separate, there are so many different factors that come into play when you are faced with figuring out the best arrangements for your child or children. It can be especially daunting to come up with arrangements for your baby or your toddler.
Here are some of the factors you can consider:
- Which parent your child has a primary attachment to.
- Whether your child is breastfeeding.
- What type of relationship you have with the other parent.
- What type of routine your child needs to thrive and which parent is best placed to continue or establish a healthy routine.
- Any specific health or other needs your child has.
If you would like to know more, and you want to understand where to look for the regulations around parenting arrangements for younger children, then feel free to read our blog on Parenting Arrangements for the 0-4 Year Age Group.
We Can Help You With Mutually Beneficial Parenting Arrangements
If you are considering separating, or you have separated and you have a child or children to consider, then it is especially important that you get the right advice and support to make the very best decisions for your family, in your circumstances.
Talk to our calm, considerate and experienced Family Law Dream Team to help you to nut out the most practical, workable solutions for you and your child or children. We appreciate that coming up with a parenting plan or Consent Orders that reflect your needs and the best interests of your child or children can be complex.
Our Anumis Legal Family Law Team
We will explain your rights, answer your questions and help you to move forward with parenting arrangements that suit your family's unique needs. Call Dr John Cronin on 07 5455 6347 or email admin@anumis.com.au for your complimentary chat with our Noosa Marina Family Lawyers!
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