AFLAS Blog: Insights & Updates

Protecting Your Furry Family Member In Pet Custody Battles
From being fantastic companions to bringing smiles to our children’s faces, pets hold a special place in...
Protecting Your Furry Family Member In Pet Custody Battles
Factors Courts Consider In Pet Custody Cases
With their unwavering loyalty and boundless affection, pets often find a cherished place within our families and...
Factors Courts Consider In Pet Custody Cases
What Is My Partner Entitled To If We Split
Divorce and separation are emotionally challenging journeys that often involve several legal and financial considerations. As...
What Is My Partner Entitled To If We Split
How To Determine Parenting Arrangements After Separating
Navigating the emotional intensity of separating from your partner is undeniably challenging, especially when children are...
How To Determine Parenting Arrangements After Separating
What is a divorce coach?
Going through a separation or divorce can be a lonely and hard road - but there’s no...
What is a divorce coach?
Can you self represent in the family court?
The Family Court (now called The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia) is a crucial arena...
Can you self represent in the family court?
What is a parenting plan? 
If you’re jumping into co-parenting after a separation, or exploring what parenting arrangements are available to you...
What is a parenting plan? 
Can I date while separated before a divorce? 
Have you separated and are considering dating again? Navigating the situation can certainly be tricky, and you...
Can I date while separated before a divorce? 
How to Feel Empowered After a Separation
Separating from a partner is one of the most challenging and stressful life events, laden with emotional...
How to Feel Empowered After a Separation
Starting afresh after a separation
Starting afresh after a separation can be both daunting and liberating. It's an opportunity to redefine yourself,...
Starting afresh after a separation
My ex won’t let me see the kids
Dealing with the denial of access to your children by an ex-partner can be a painful experience....
My ex won’t let me see the kids
How to introduce a new partner to your children
Introducing a new partner to your children can be an exciting yet delicate process. It's important to...
How to introduce a new partner to your children
Finding new rental accommodation – I need to move out ASAP
If you’re in the midst of a separation or recently separated, and suddenly need to relocate urgently,...
Finding new rental accommodation – I need to move out ASAP
What is compulsory Family Dispute Resolution?
Compulsory Family Dispute Resolution is a form of alternative dispute resolution, like mediation, where parents who are...
What is compulsory Family Dispute Resolution?
How to safely exit a violent relationship
Leaving a violent relationship is an incredibly difficult and courageous step to take. In order to ensure...
How to safely exit a violent relationship
Do I need a new will now that I’m divorced or separated?
If you’re going through a divorce or separation, you want to make sure that you and your...
Do I need a new will now that I’m divorced or separated?
I invested my inheritance – is my ex going to get any part of that?
What happens to your inheritance when you separate?  You've worked hard to invest your...
I invested my inheritance – is my ex going to get any part of that?
I don’t think I can survive this stress, who should I talk to?
Going through a separation or divorce can be an incredibly stressful and overwhelming experience. If you find...
I don’t think I can survive this stress, who should I talk to?
The emotional journey of a divorce or separation
Divorce is a profoundly emotional journey that can bring a roller coaster of feelings and challenges. Break...
The emotional journey of a divorce or separation
A guide for telling your kids you are going to separate
Telling your children about your decision to separate can be one of the most challenging aspects of...
A guide for telling your kids you are going to separate
How can I get my own place when I can’t access our assets and don’t work?
Your rights after a separation In the event of a separation, both...
How can I get my own place when I can’t access our assets and don’t work?
My parents lent me some money for our home – how do I ensure it’s repaid?
Going through a separation or divorce is never easy, especially when it comes to dealing with shared...
My parents lent me some money for our home – how do I ensure it’s repaid?
Social media etiquette regarding my ex 
Unfollow, unfriend or block? How to handle social media in a break up 
Social media etiquette regarding my ex 
New financial plan for myself and my kids
Need help with family financial planning? You’re in the right place. If...
New financial plan for myself and my kids
I need to change my super beneficiary details
Separating from your ex? We can help you sort out retirement plans and estate planning
I need to change my super beneficiary details
Who gets to keep our “Furbaby”?
Pet custody - what happens to your beloved animals during a separation When...
Who gets to keep our “Furbaby”?
Need help working out our assets
Splitting your assets when separating from your ex The breakdown of a...
Need help working out our assets
I want to keep my home and buy out my partner
Buy out your ex? Keeping the house after separation. Going through a...
I want to keep my home and buy out my partner
We need to split it up, how do we sell our house?
Dividing your property when separating from your ex Break-ups are tough. And...
We need to split it up, how do we sell our house?