by Pamela Cominos | Aug 4, 2018 | Divorce, General Legal Matters, Property and Money
You may be surprised to hear, that even when people who are going through a divorce or separation, have come to an agreement in relation to their property and financial matters – there is no automatic right that the Court will accept this agreement. Sometimes, the...
by Pamela Cominos | Jul 28, 2018 | Divorce, General Legal Matters, Parenting / Custody
Sadly, sometimes one parent will refuse to co-parent with the other parent when a marriage, same-sex or de facto relationship ends and worse still even acknowledge the other parent. Not only does the other parent have to deal with this unpleasant and hurtful...
by Pamela Cominos | Jun 9, 2018 | General Legal Matters
Mummy who are my parents? The difficulty with the ‘other intended’ parent, artificial insemination and divorce! The area of artificial insemination and the declaration of parentage after the breakdown of a de facto relationship or where the sperm donor is...
by Pamela Cominos | Apr 3, 2018 | General Legal Matters
I joined Cominos Family Lawyers in January 2017! It was the first time in my working career (although not a long one) where I immediately felt a sense of support and well-being. Pamela Cominos my boss (really my mentor) – runs Australia’s first and only Healthy...
by Pamela Cominos | Feb 21, 2018 | General Legal Matters
Post-Separation Inheritance and your Property Division One of the greatest areas of difficulty for people going through a divorce is how family law treats post-separation inheritances. In a nut-shell, where you and your ex have separated, all and any assets,...
by Pamela Cominos | Feb 15, 2018 | General Legal Matters
Negotiate, Mediate, Collaborate – Don’t Litigate! Deborah[1] a 49 years old sales assistant was married for 28 years, when her husband Steve[2] left her about 2 years ago. Unhappy with what was proposed at mediation, she went to court. 4 years later and...
