Looking for a family lawyer in Canberra?
Elringtons Lawyers provide expert legal advice for divorce, separation, child matters, and property settlements. As family law specialists, we help you navigate Australian family law, ensuring you understand your rights and options. If court representation is needed, elringtons Lawyers offers dedicated and efficient advocacy throughout the entire process.
Why Choose Us as Your Family Lawyer in Canberra
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Client-Centered Approach: The Difference with Our Family Lawyers
We develop tailored solutions to your unique legal issues and are committed to supporting you at any stage of your family law matter.
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Efficiency in Handling Your Case: What Sets Our Family Lawyers Apart
At our Canberra and Queanbeyan Family Law practices, We prioritise mediation and negotiation to resolve matters efficiently, saving you time, stress, and expenses. If litigation becomes necessary, we offer strong and dedicated representation.
Our Family Law Services
In Canberra, Queanbeyan and South-Eastern NSW, our family law specialists provides expert advice covering
Family lawyer for Child matters
As Canberra’s oldest law firm, Elringtons Lawyers have been trusted by many Canberra families in handling various child-related legal matters.
Our services include child support matters and child support agreements, ensuring fair financial arrangements for your child’s well-being. We also manage child care cases, including parenting arrangements, shared care, and disputes regarding care of children, to support the best interests of your child.
Additionally, we provide legal assistance for the relocation of children, special medical procedure applications, and adoptions, offering comprehensive support for all your family law needs.
Financial and property matters
As experienced family lawyers in Canberra and Queanbeyan, we provide expert guidance on property disputes and settlements, ensuring fair division of assets.
Elringtons Lawyers assist with financial agreements, including prenuptial and postnuptial binding agreements, to protect your interests.
Our services also cover spousal maintenance, ensuring financial support where needed. For de facto relationships, we handle property and financial settlements, offering comprehensive support for all family law matters.
Relationship Matters
We are committed to supporting you at any stage of your family law matter.
Elringtons Lawyers offer comprehensive support for separation and divorce, guiding you through the legal process with expertise.
Our services extend to same-sex relationships, providing tailored legal assistance to suit your needs.
Let us help you navigate these complex legal areas with confidence and care.
Family Violence & Personal Protection Orders
As experienced family and personal violence lawyers, we are dedicated to addressing your matter with sensitivity and urgency.
Elringtons Lawyers provide thorough support and representation to ensure your safety and legal protection.
On the other hand, if there is a Family Violence or Personal Protection Order against you, we provide extensive advice regarding your legal responsibilities as well as how to defend yourself against the Order in court.
Family law Legal processes and representation
As a leading family lawyer in Canberra and Queanbeyan, we offer a range of services for legal processes and representation.
We offer alternative dispute resolution through mediation, ensuring amicable solutions for your family matters.
We provide robust court representation when necessary, and handle complex international family law cases with expertise.
Additionally, our services extend to succession and estate planning, integrating family law considerations to protect your family’s future.
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FAQs
To apply for a divorce, you must meet the requirement of being separated for a year. For example, if you separated on 3 April 2022, you cannot make an application until 4 April 2023. Once eligible, you can file an Application for Divorce with the Federal Circuit Court. This can be done jointly or solely, and there is a filing fee involved. Our experienced lawyers can assist you in preparing the application or guide you through the online process.
Mediation offers a positive chance to resolve family law matters like divorce, parenting plans, or property settlements without expensive court battles. A mediator ensures each person’s viewpoint is heard, encouraging cooperation to find a favourable solution. You can choose to do mediation with or without a lawyer.
As a family law specialist, our role is to properly inform our clients about their rights, obligations, and prospects in their family law matter. We aim to resolve the matter quickly, fairly, and inexpensively through mediation and negotiation, and if necessary, we also provide forceful and efficient representation in court.
In most cases, former spouses can settle outstanding matters without going to court. Formalising agreements reached between parties is a simple and cost-effective process.
In family law disputes, if negotiations fail, parties may go to court. Our team of family law specialists provides strong and efficient representation to support you throughout the court process.
We suggest reading our article titled “Ten Questions to Ask your Family Lawyer at the Initial Interview” and start preparing the necessary documents for your family law case.
There are so many terms used in Family Law, some of which are difficult to understand! We have compiled a list of some of the more common terms used here: Glossary of family law terms.
Our Canberra Family lawyers can help: Meet our team
We focus on understanding your unique situation to build trust and work with you in a way that eases your stress. Our goal is to be a dependable partner, guiding you through the family law legal process with confidence and support.
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