Property Settlement After Separation or Divorce People who are separating or divorcing usually need to agree upon the division of assets, debts and superannuation. Time limits apply when it comes to property settlement. It is important... Read More
Partner Profile: Luke Brandon, Family Law Specialist Luke Brandon is a Partner at Evans Brandon Family Lawyers. He is one of a small number of Queensland Law Society Accredited Specialists in Family Law practising on the Gold... Read More
Factors The Court Considers In Parenting Arrangements Luke Brandon is a Partner at Evans Brandon Family Lawyers. He is one of a small number of Queensland Law Society Accredited Specialists in Family Law practising on the Gold... Read More
How To Deal With Divorce Life is over as you knew it.  Separating from your spouse is hard. In an incredibly trying time, parties involved usually do not know how to deal with divorce and... Read More
Who is Entitled to Spousal Maintenance After a breakdown of a marriage or a de facto relationship, a former spouse/partner may seek to claim financial support from the other party in circumstances where they are unable... Read More
How To Resolve Family Disputes Couples who are separating or getting divorced face difficult decisions. They may have different views about what is fair for parenting arrangements, financial settlements, the division of properties, etc. Read More
Relocation with Children After Separation Or Divorce Managing the joint task of raising children after separation and/or divorce is critical to the long term happiness of children. A complicating factor is when relocation with children after separation... Read More
Your New Normal: Adjusting to Life Following Separation or Divorce For some people, separation or divorce may include a lengthy and unpleasant experience in the Family Court. Parties may be unable to resolve matters themselves. The Family Court may be... Read More
Alternatives To Consider Before Going To The Family Court It is important to understand that Divorce is separate to the process of formalising care arrangements for your children and dividing your finances after you have separated from your spouse.... Read More
Meet the Judges This morning all the Firm's lawyers had the pleasure of sharing the morning with a number of judicial members from a variety of Courts, both State and Federal, whilst overlooking... Read More
You're Going to Court - What You Should Know An article in today's paper has prompted me to write about what you should do in anticipation of your first Court appearance.  The said article reported that Magistrate Carney of... Read More
EvansBrandon Family Lawyersf Book Donation - Gold Coast University Hospital Evans and Company Family Lawyers recently gathered together a collection of children's books suitable for all ages. This was a practical way to help out the patients at the Gold... Read More
EvansBrandon Family Lawyersf Breach of property order – Husband sentenced to 12 months imprisonment The recent case of Parrish & Gallejo is a clear warning that breaching a property order can result in more than just a financial penalty. Read More
Family Law Arbitration... Is it the future? As a Gold Coast Family Lawyer, I am seeing more and more parties taking up Arbitration in family matters.  These parties who have experienced a relationship (marriage or defacto) breakdown ... Read More
Financial Agreements – It’s important both sides have good lawyers! What is it about car accidents?  Why does everyone have to slow down and look? I struck a case recently which was the equivalent of coming across a car accident,... Read More
20 Acts of Kindness – Act No. 11: Food Hamper Donation to Rosies To acknowledge Evans & Company Family Lawyers 20th year, the Firm has set out to undertake 20 Acts of Kindness. Read More
20 Acts of Kindness – Act No. 10: Bauer Street Community Child Care Centre Our tenth Act of Kindness has gone to the Bauer Street Community Child Care Centre’s “Presents for Underprivileged Children” Christmas drive.  The Firm has donated gifts for a boy and... Read More