When can I change my child’s name?

When can one parent apply to change their child’s name?  Recently, the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal heard a Mother’s Application to change her son’s surname and had to consider the question of whether this was in the best interests of the child.  How do you do that when the child is only ten…

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Family law property settlement – what is a PPP500 case?

From 1 March 2020 new streamlined Court procedures will mean faster resolution of many Family Law Property Settlement cases.  The Federal Circuit Court introduce the new process for property matters filed in the Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Parramatta registries in cases where the net asset pool is likely to be $500,000 or less and neither…

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