children issues
This page is for you if you want more information about children issues when you separate from your wife/husband/partner.
There is a lot of jargon when it comes to separating and the same issue can be known by multiple names. This page contains information about custody, visitation, residence, contact, lives with orders, spends times with order, child arrangements orders, specific issues orders and prohibited steps orders.
navigating a difficult time.
Unlike many countries, you do not require an order to regulate your time with your children if it can be agreed with your wife/husband/partner.
If you cannot agree, mediation is always a first step; if you can maintain a positive coparenting relationship, it will help you and your children in the future.
Sometimes though, a court application is unavoidable and we will provide clear advice on what you should do and when you should do it.
The court can make a range of orders including deciding where children live, where they spend time, the school they attend, whether they can leave the country whether their name can be changed and school fees.