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Divorce, Parenting & Property – Legal Insights from Village Family Lawyers is your go-to source for calm, clear guidance on separation, parenting arrangements, financial settlements, mediation, and more.Hosted by Lauren Wilson, Founder and Director of Village Family Lawyers,…
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Child Custody in Australia: What Actually Gets Decided (opens the original)
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Who gets the children when parents separate in Australia? There is no rule that children go to one parent, and no preference based on whether you are their mother or their father. Village Family Lawyers explains what is actually decided, and why custody is not the term Australian family law uses for parenting arrangements. This episode covers the two separate questions that replaced it, where a child lives and who makes the significant long-term decisions, and what each of sole custody, joint cu
How to Choose a Family Lawyer: Three Things You Can Check (opens the original)
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How do you choose a family lawyer when every practice describes itself in the same language? Village Family Lawyers sets out three things that can actually be verified, and onequestion worth asking that rarely appears on any website. This episode explains what the Law Institute of Victoria's specialist accreditation involves and how it is assessed, why a practice's approach to resolution matters more than its claimto avoid court, and why matching the individual lawyer to the shape of your matter
Are Family Trust Assets Included in a Property Settlement? (opens the original)
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Are family trust assets included in a property settlement in Australia? They can be, and the answer has far less to do with ownership than most people expect. Village Family Lawyers explains the two questions family law actually asks: who controls the trust and who benefits from it, and why the distribution history often carries more weight than the trust deed. This episode covers how trusts established before a relationship are treated, what changes when other family members are genuinely invol
Binding Financial Agreement or Consent Orders: Which One Do You Need? (opens the original)
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Binding financial agreement vs consent orders is the decision most people reach only after the hard conversations are already done. Village Family Lawyers explains what actually separates the two, why one is checked by a court and the other never is, and what each can do that the other cannot. The episode covers the strongest argument for a financial agreement, which most people have never heard, and the avoidable reasons agreements are set aside. It closes with four questions that get most peop
My Ex Controls the Money: What to Do When You Don’t Know What You Own (opens the original)
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My ex controls the money and knows more about our finances. It is one of the most common positions people findthemselves in at separation, and one of the most misunderstood. Village Family Lawyers explains why financial disclosure is a legal obligation in an Australian property matter rather than a courtesy, what that duty actuallycovers, and what a court can do when someone withholds information. This episode also covers a trap worth knowing about. A great deal of the guidance available online
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