- You must wait twelve months following separation before you apply for a divorce.
- You have twelve months from the date of your divorce to settle your property matters or apply to the court for property orders.
- The court does not impose time limits for parenting matters – the only requirement is that the children are under 18 years old.
- You must appeal a decision within 28 days of the final order.
Family Law can cross into other countries and thus involve multiple jurisdictions. We at Richardson Murray have a network of exceptional family law firms, with whom we can work to ensure that our client’s are properly represented.
Our lawyers are experienced in Hague Convention of on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and have been successful in applications for the recovery of children from foreign jurisdictions. At Richardson Murray we have lawyers who can speak multiple languages and we are experienced in working with interpreters, for client and witness communication and court document preparation.