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FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

INTRODUCTION
Services
FAMILY DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Family dispute resolution and Legal Aid
Mediation and Counselling
GOING TO COURT
Which court?
Pre-action procedures
Disclosure
Expert witnesses
Legal costs
Disputes about costs
MARRIAGE
SEPARATION AND DIVORCE
Rights and duties during separation
Applying for a divorce
Joint applications
Appearing in court
Arrangements for children
Divorce Decree
Divorce by post
Opposing divorce
Appeal against grant of decree nisi
Annulment
FAMILY VIOLENCE
PRACTICAL MEASURES
RESTRAINING ORDERS
VIOLENCE & FAMILY COURT ORDERS
CHANGING CONTACT
CRIMINAL CHARGES
CHILDREN
COMING TO AN AGREEMENT
APPLYING TO THE FAMILY COURT
THE HEARING
ORDERS THAT MAY BE MADE
HOW THE COURT DECIDES
REPORTS
INDEPENDENT CHILDREN'S LAWYER
CHILD SUPPORT
ROLE OF THE CHILD SUPPORT AGENCY
APPLYING FOR A CHILD SUPPORT ASSESSMENT
DISPUTED PATERNITY
CENTRELINK AND CHILD SUPPORT
CHILD SUPPORT ASSESSMENTS
CHILD SUPPORT AGREEMENTS
COLLECTION OF CHILD SUPPORT & MAINTENANCE LIABILITIES
COURT APPLICATIONS
ADULT CHILD MAINTENANCE
OVERSEAS CHILD SUPPORT and MAINTENANCE
PROPERTY
APPLICATIONS FOR PROPERTY SETTLEMENT
THE FAMILY HOME
SUPERANNUATION
CHANGING PROPERTY ORDERS
COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS
SPOUSAL MAINTENANCE
DE FACTO RELATIONSHIPS
Is a de facto relationship the same as a marriage?
Agreements about property
Types of written agreements
Property Disputes
Stamp duty
Children
Child support
Spousal maintenance
Legal rights following the death of a partner
Property and de facto relationships not covered by the Domestic Partners Property Act 1996
SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIPS
Are same-sex relationships treated the same as opposite sex (de facto) relationships and marriages in South Australia?
Marriage (Commonwealth)
Social Security (Commonwealth)
Taxation (Commonwealth)
Immigration (Commonwealth)
Property
Children - after separation
Child Support
Legal rights following the death of a partner
ADOPTION
Who can adopt and be adopted?
Relinquishing parents and their consent
Step-parent adoption
Adopting an overseas child
Birth certificates
Searching for birth relatives
Services
CHANGE OF NAME
REGISTERING A CHANGE OF NAME
CHANGING A CHILD'S NAME
REGISTERING A BIRTH
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INTRODUCTION  :  Last Revised: Thu Aug 28th 2008



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