“A Not So Arbitrary Solution: ADR in a Post COVID-19 Landscape“ This article by Claire Naidu & Debra Parker was in the Law Society of the ACT Journal, Winter 2020 Edition. This article is about dispute resolution including mediation during covid-19 and post covid-19 world.
What is a Consent Order?
“Consent Orders may be made by a court where there is agreement by parties for orders to be made. There are usually certain requirements that need to be met before a court will issue consent orders.” A consent order or “consent orders” may have different meanings depending on the jurisdiction and the Court and type of proceedings. Consent orders in … Read More
Specialist Family Court Covid-19 List for urgent parenting matters
The Family Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court of Australia (the Courts) have announced that they are establishing a court list dedicated to deal exclusively with urgent parenting-related disputes that have arisen due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They have avised that the list will commence on 29 April 2020. The introduction of this list is in response to … Read More
Coparenting in the covid-19 pandemic – Tools for dealing with strong emotions
If you are parent who is co-parenting your children with the other parent and you are residing in different household, you may be feeling an increase in the range of different emotions while dealing with your ex-peratner during the covid-19 pandemic. Some of those emotions might be more heightened than usual – for example feelings of greater uncertainty, feeling less … Read More
Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee – ACT Law Society
We are pleased to announce that our principal lawyer, mediator and arbitrator, Claire Naidu, has been invited by the President of the ACT Law Society to join the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee. With great honour, Ms Naidu has accepted the invitation and is looking forward to contributing to Alternative Dispute Resolution within Australia. The Committee Charter prescribes that the role … Read More
Checking your Will Following Changes in Family Relationships such as Divorce
Wills after Divorce, Separation and other Changes in Family Relationships Checking your Will If you have had recent changes in your family relationships, for example you have separated, divorced or you have had a child, the last thing on your mind may be checking your Will. Through all of the distress and confusion you may not be considering what … Read More
Father’s Rights
Father’s rights The Family Law Act focuses on parental obligations and children’s rights. When parties are having discussions about parenting arrangements, they are invited to consider what type of arrangements (for example who the child will live with and spend time with) will be in the best interests of the child and takes into account the obligations and responsibilities of a … Read More
What is family law?
What is family law? Family law is an area of the law which, simply put, deals with families and all things family related including what happens with property and children after separation. Family law is often associated with divorce however it also covers a range of issues including parenting and property matters for parties that have or have not … Read More
Have you or your partner been talking about divorce or separation but you don’t want to separate? Relationship mediation
Relationship Mediation Have you and your partner been talking about separating and possibly getting a divorce but you don’t feel ready to separate and you think there it could be worth trying to work things out. There may be many reasons that you want to try and work on the relationship. Some of those reasons might be that you still … Read More