Perth Divorce Lawyers can help you reach an outcome that is in your children’s best interests.

During the initial consultation we get to know each other and discuss the history of your relationship, what you are concerned about and what you hope to achieve.   We will ask you questions about your children, how they have been cared for during the relationship and after separation, how they are managing, any concerns you have and what type of parenting arrangement you are hoping to have in future.

You may like to prepare a summary of important information such as the children’s dates of birth as well as education and special needs.  If possible, bring in a copy of your marriage certificate if you have one and the birth certificates for each of your children.  This will help if you want us to do ongoing work, as we will already have copies of these documents.  If there is a restraining order in place and/or bail conditions apply, it is important that we are provided with that information preferably copies of the relevant documents.

Yes.  Your information is confidential.  All communications between our office and you are covered by legal professional privilege.  This is a rule of law protecting communications between legal practitioners and their clients from disclosure.  A solicitor is professionally and legally obliged to keep the affairs of their clients confidential.  The underlying principle is that a person should be entitled to seek and obtain legal advice without the concern of being prejudiced by subsequent disclosure of confidential communications.

We will not disclose our communications with you to others and you should not either.  Doing so could be a waiver, directly or implicitly, of your legal professional privilege.  The waiver of your legal professional privilege could have serious consequences for you.

Congratulations.  The hardest part is reaching agreement.  How you formalise this agreement will depend on what the agreement you have reached relates to.

Parenting arrangements can be resolved informally, with a Parenting Plan or with court orders.  Court orders can be made by consent.  How you document the agreement will have implications if you need to enforce the agreement in future so it is important to take legal advice on your options.