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Protection Orders and the Family Home: What a DVO Actually Changes Day-to-Day

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Most people think of a domestic violence order as a piece of paper about behaviour. In practice, a DVO can reorganise your daily life - where you live, how you see your children, what work you can do. Here's what actually changes, for both aggrieved and respondents.

The home: ouster conditions

A Queensland court can include an "ouster" condition in a protection order - prohibiting the respondent from remaining at, entering, or approaching the home, even if the respondent owns it or is on the lease. Property ownership does not defeat an ouster condition; the court's question is safety, not title. Where an ouster is made, arrangements for collecting belongings are typically structured (for example, on one occasion, with police present) rather than left informal.

For the aggrieved, this matters in the other direction: an ouster can allow you and the children to remain safely in the home while everything else is sorted out.

Contact and communication

Standard conditions require good behaviour. Additional conditions frequently prohibit contact entirely, or channel it narrowly - commonly allowing written communication only about the children, or contact only through lawyers or a nominated person. "No contact" means all of it: calls, texts, email, social media (including reactions and tags), and messages passed through friends or family. Breach is a criminal offence regardless of who initiated the exchange - a respondent who replies to a message from the aggrieved can still be charged.

Children and changeover

DVO conditions and parenting arrangements interact constantly. Orders are often crafted with exceptions for contact "as required for the purposes of parenting orders" or written communication about the children - but if the conditions and the parenting reality conflict, the DVO wins until it's varied. Changeovers get restructured: neutral locations, school-based handovers, or a third party facilitating, so the adults never need to interact.

Work, weapons and licences

A DVO has automatic consequences for weapons: licences are dealt with under the weapons legislation and firearms must be surrendered - which affects not just recreational shooters but security officers, some rural workers, and anyone whose employment requires a weapons licence. Certain other occupations and clearances can also be affected, so respondents in security, policing-adjacent or defence work should get advice immediately.

The takeaway

A DVO is not just about conduct - it can allocate the house, structure the parenting logistics, and touch your employment. Whether you're seeking protection or responding to an application, the conditions should be negotiated with the day-to-day consequences in mind, not discovered after they're in force.

This article is general information about Queensland law, not legal advice. For advice on a protection order - seeking, responding, or varying - call Aegis Law Group on (07) 3709 7610.

Superannuation Splitting Explained: How Super Is Divided After Separation

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Superannuation is often the second largest asset in a property settlement, and sometimes the largest. It is also the asset people most often forget, misunderstand, or wrongly assume is untouchable. In Australian family law, super is property. It can be divided between separating spouses, and in many matters it should be.

Super is property, but a different kind

Superannuation sits in the property pool alongside the house, the savings and the cars. The difference is that it is held in trust until retirement, so it cannot simply be cashed out and handed over. Instead, the law allows a portion of one person's super to be transferred into the other person's fund. That is a superannuation split: money moves from one super account to another, and stays in the super system until it can lawfully be accessed.

How a split happens

A split requires either a court order (including consent orders the parties agree on) or a properly made superannuation agreement. In practice, most splits happen by consent orders as part of the overall settlement. The process has some machinery to it:

  • Valuing the interest. For most accumulation funds, the balance is the value. Defined benefit interests and some older fund types need a specific valuation method.
  • Getting fund information. Either party can require the fund trustee to provide information about the other's interest for settlement purposes.
  • Procedural fairness to the trustee. Before a court makes a splitting order, the fund trustee must be given notice of the proposed order and an opportunity to object. Orders that skip this step do not get made.
  • Implementing the split. Once orders are made, the trustee rolls the split amount into the receiving spouse's nominated fund.

Self managed funds are their own animal

Where the parties have a self managed super fund, especially one holding property or business assets, splitting requires careful sequencing: valuations, liquidity questions, trustee changes and compliance obligations all come into play. SMSF matters are precisely where early, specific advice earns its keep.

Is a split always the right move?

Not always. Sometimes the fairer and more practical outcome is an asset swap: one party keeps more super, the other keeps more of the house or cash. Which structure suits depends on age, housing needs, liquidity and the overall pool. The point of advice is not to push a split, it is to price the options so the trade you make is an informed one.

Superannuation is step one territory: it has to be in the pool before anything can be divided. For the full framework, read the four step property settlement process.

Wondering what your settlement actually looks like with super counted properly? Call Aegis Law Group on (07) 3709 7610 to book a first conference: a fixed fee quoted when you book, and a written map of your position before you commit to anything.

This article is general information only and is not legal advice. Superannuation splitting has technical requirements; get advice on your specific situation.

Property Settlement Disclosure: What You Must Hand Over and When

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Every property settlement in Australia runs on one engine: disclosure. Before anyone can negotiate sensibly, both parties must put their financial cards on the table. The obligation is called the duty of full and frank disclosure, and misunderstanding it, or quietly ignoring it, is one of the most expensive mistakes a separating person can make.

What the duty actually is

Each party to a property matter must disclose all information relevant to the financial position of the parties: what you own, what you owe, what you earn, and what you have done with property recently. The duty is ongoing. It starts before proceedings are filed, applies during negotiation and mediation, and continues until the matter is finished. It is not something you do once and file away.

What you must hand over

The core set is broadly the same in most matters:

  • Income: recent payslips, your last three tax returns and notices of assessment.
  • Bank accounts: statements for every account in your name or under your control, commonly covering the last 12 months, and longer where transactions need explaining.
  • Superannuation: a current member statement for each fund.
  • Real property: rates notices, mortgage statements, and any appraisals or valuations.
  • Businesses and companies: financial statements, tax returns and details of any interest you hold, including through trusts.
  • Debts: credit card statements, loan agreements, tax debts.
  • Recent dealings: details of any property sold, transferred or gifted in the period around separation.

If your finances are simple, this is an afternoon of gathering documents. If there is a business, a trust or a self managed super fund in the picture, disclosure is more involved, and doing it properly early is what keeps the matter moving.

When it starts, and why timing matters

The practical answer: immediately. Exchange of disclosure is the first real step in almost every property negotiation, and nothing meaningful happens before it. The four step settlement process begins with identifying the property pool, and the pool can only be identified from disclosed material. A party who delays disclosure delays their own settlement, and usually pays for the privilege in legal fees.

What happens if someone hides something

Non-disclosure is both ineffective and dangerous. Ineffective, because money leaves footprints: bank records, land titles, company registers and superannuation trails are all discoverable, and experienced family lawyers know where to look. Dangerous, because the consequences of being caught are real: a court can set aside orders obtained without proper disclosure, draw adverse inferences against the non-discloser, order costs, and in serious cases treat the non-disclosure as contempt. An agreement built on hidden assets is an agreement built to be reopened.

The practical approach

Start a folder the week you separate. Gather the core documents before your first legal appointment, and tell your lawyer about anything you are unsure whether to include. The rule of thumb is simple: if you are wondering whether something needs to be disclosed, it almost certainly does, and disclosing it early costs far less than explaining it late.

For where disclosure fits in the overall settlement, read our guide to the four step property settlement process.

Separating with real assets at stake? Property settlements are where early preparation pays for itself many times over. Call Aegis Law Group on (07) 3709 7610 to book a first conference: a fixed fee quoted when you book, and a written map of where you stand.

This article is general information only and is not legal advice. If you are separating, get advice on your specific situation.

Served With a DV Application? What a Respondent Needs to Do in the First 7 Days

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Being served with a domestic violence application is disorienting - often it arrives with police at the door, a court date, and a temporary protection order already in force. What you do in the first week matters enormously, both for the DV proceedings and for everything connected to them.

First: read the temporary order and obey it to the letter

If a temporary protection order accompanies the application, it is in force now - before any court date, before you've told your side, before anything is proven. Read every condition. Standard conditions require you to be of good behaviour and not commit domestic violence; additional conditions can prohibit contact, approaching the aggrieved, or attending certain places, sometimes including your own home.

Breaching a DVO is a criminal offence, and this is where respondents destroy their own cases in week one: a "reasonable" text to sort things out, a message passed through a friend, turning up to collect belongings. If the order says no contact, that includes texts, calls, social media, and messages sent through other people. There are no informal exceptions.

Second: understand what the application is - and isn't

A protection order application is a civil proceeding, not a criminal charge. Consenting to an order without admissions is possible and sometimes sensible; contesting it is equally legitimate. But the consequences of an order are real: weapons licences are affected, some occupations are impacted, and a later breach is criminal. If there are children and a family law matter looming - and there very often is - the DV proceedings and the parenting proceedings will influence each other, so decisions in one should never be made blind to the other.

Third: within the first 7 days

Get legal advice before the first court date - bring the application, the temporary order, and your version of events written down while it's fresh. Preserve evidence: messages, call logs, photographs, witnesses' names - factually and lawfully, without contacting the aggrieved to obtain it. Comply with any weapons surrender requirements immediately. Attend the first mention - not attending means the matter can proceed without you. And say nothing about the allegations to police without advice, because cross-applications and criminal charges can travel with these matters.

The takeaway

The first week is about discipline: total compliance with the temporary order, careful preparation, and no self-help. Respondents who hold that line keep every option open - consent without admissions, negotiation of conditions, or a contested hearing. Respondents who don't usually face a second, worse problem before the first one is heard.

This article is general information about Queensland law, not legal advice. If you've been served with a DV application, call Aegis Law Group on (07) 3709 7610 before your first court date - early advice protects every option you have.

Binding Financial Agreements (BFAs) in Australia: What You Need to Know

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A binding financial agreement, or BFA, is the family law version of a private contract about property. It is an agreement made before, during or after a marriage or de facto relationship that sets out how assets and liabilities will be divided if the relationship ends. People often call the pre-relationship version a "prenup."

Done properly, a BFA can remove the court's power to make property orders under the Family Law Act. Done poorly, it becomes an expensive document that fails at the very moment it was supposed to protect you.

What Makes a BFA Binding?

The requirements under the Family Law Act are strict. Most failed agreements fail here:

  • Independent legal advice for both parties. Each party must receive advice from their own lawyer (before signing) about the effect of the agreement on their rights and the advantages and disadvantages of entering it. The advice must be meaningful: courts expect it to address your likely entitlements if there were no agreement. Each lawyer must provide a signed statement confirming the advice was given.
  • Proper formalities. The agreement must be in writing and signed by all parties. Each party must receive a copy of the signed agreement and the other party's lawyer's advice certificate.
  • Full and frank disclosure. An agreement built on hidden assets, undervalued property, or misleading information is vulnerable to being set aside.

When BFAs Usually Hold Up

Courts tend to uphold BFAs that were prepared carefully: with proper disclosure, no undue pressure, and terms that were reasonable at the time of signing. Strong candidates include:

  • Second (or subsequent) relationships where each person brings in established assets
  • Protection of a family business or expected inheritance
  • Couples who want certainty and privacy rather than leaving outcomes to the court

When BFAs Fail

Courts can set aside BFAs on specific grounds (s 90K for married couples and s 90UM for de facto relationships). Common reasons include:

  • Inadequate or "rubber stamp" legal advice
  • Incomplete disclosure or fraud (including non-disclosure of material matters)
  • Duress or undue pressure (the classic example is an agreement presented days before the wedding)
  • Unconscionable conduct
  • Material changes in circumstances, particularly involving the care, welfare and development of children, that would cause hardship if the agreement were enforced

BFA or Consent Orders?

If you have already separated and reached agreement, consent orders are usually the stronger option. The court reviews and approves the deal as just and equitable, making the outcome very difficult to challenge later.

BFAs have their place mainly before or during a relationship (where consent orders are not available) or where parties want specific terms a court might not approve. The right choice depends on your circumstances, timing, and goals. It is not simply a matter of preference.

The Honest Summary

A BFA is not a downloadable form or a "set and forget" document. If it is ever tested, it will be scrutinised at the worst possible time: during the breakdown of your relationship.

If it is worth doing, it is worth doing properly: full disclosure, high-quality independent legal advice from experienced lawyers, no deadline pressure, and terms you would be prepared to defend years later.

Aegis Law Group does not prepare binding financial agreements. Our focus is on property settlements and consent orders: the court-approved route that provides genuine finality and is significantly harder to disturb.

If you have separated and want your agreement formalised properly, call us on (07) 3709 7610 to book a first conference. We provide a fixed-fee quote when you book.

This article is general information only and is not legal advice. If you are considering or have been asked to sign a financial agreement, get advice on your specific situation.

Bail in Queensland: Show-Cause Positions, Conditions, and What Breaching Really Costs

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For anyone charged with an offence, bail is the first battle - and often the most consequential one, because the difference between preparing your case from home and preparing it from custody changes everything that follows.

How bail arises

Bail can be granted by police at the watch house, or by a court. The starting framework in Queensland is a general presumption in favour of bail - but it's a presumption with significant exceptions, and the practical question is always where your matter sits.

Show-cause positions

For certain charges and circumstances - including some serious offences, offending allegedly committed while already on bail, and various other statutory triggers - the presumption flips: you must show cause why your detention is not justified. In a show-cause position, walking into a bail application unprepared is how people stay in custody. What shows cause is concrete: stable accommodation, employment or family ties, a proposed set of conditions that answers the court's specific risk concerns, sometimes a surety, and a realistic account of the case's strength and likely delay. Preparation, again, is the whole game.

What the court weighs

The recurring considerations: risk of failing to appear, risk of further offending, risk of interfering with witnesses, and the protection of the community - assessed against your history, ties, the seriousness of the allegation, and the strength of the evidence. Conditions exist to answer those risks: reporting to police, residence requirements, curfews, no-contact conditions, surrendering a passport, sureties. A well-crafted application proposes the conditions before the court has to impose them.

What breaching really costs

This is the part too many people learn the hard way. Breaching bail - missing a report day, a curfew, contacting someone you shouldn't - is a separate criminal offence in Queensland, prosecuted on top of whatever you were originally charged with. Worse, it rewrites your future: the next bail application, in this matter or any other, starts with "previously breached bail" - and can itself put you in a show-cause position. Failing to appear triggers a warrant. A technical, five-minute breach can cost more than the original charge.

The takeaway

Treat bail conditions like court orders, because they are. Diarise report days, keep evidence of compliance, and if a condition has become unworkable, apply to vary it - never simply stop complying. And if you or someone you love is facing a bail application, especially in a show-cause position: preparation before the application beats eloquence during it.

This article is general information about Queensland criminal law, not legal advice. For urgent bail applications, call Aegis Law Group on (07) 3709 7610.

How Much Does a Criminal Lawyer Cost? Fixed Fees, Legal Aid and What to Ask Upfront

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It's the question people are most reluctant to ask and most entitled to have answered: what will this cost? Here's a straight guide to how criminal defence pricing works in Queensland.

What drives the cost

Criminal matters are priced by what the work involves, and a few variables do most of the driving: the stage the matter runs to (a plea at an early mention involves far less work than a contested hearing); the volume of evidence to review (a one-page QP9 versus hours of body-worn footage and phone downloads); whether counsel is briefed; the court (Magistrates, District, Supreme); and urgency - a bail application this week is priced differently to a mention next month.

Fixed fees versus hourly rates

Many criminal firms - ours included - offer fixed fees by stage: one agreed price for a plea and sentence, another for a contested hearing, defined in advance. The advantage is certainty: you know the cost before you commit, and the meter isn't running while you worry. Hourly billing still has its place in genuinely unpredictable litigation, but for the majority of Magistrates Court work, a properly scoped fixed fee is fairer to the client. Whatever the model, Queensland solicitors must give you a costs agreement and disclosure in writing - if pricing is vague after the first conversation, treat that as information.

Legal Aid: don't assume you won't qualify

Legal Aid Queensland funds criminal representation for eligible people, applying a means test and guidelines based on the seriousness of the matter - broadly, the more serious the potential consequences, the more likely aid is available. Duty lawyers also operate at Magistrates Courts for people appearing without representation. If money is the barrier, ask about aid before concluding you can't afford advice; firms on LAQ's panels (like ours) act for aided clients every day.

What to ask any lawyer upfront

Five questions sort the field quickly: Is the fee fixed, and exactly what stage does it cover? What happens to the price if the matter resolves early - or goes further? Who will actually appear for me? Are counsel's fees and outlays included or extra? And what result, realistically, are we aiming for? A good lawyer answers all five without flinching.

The takeaway

Good criminal representation costs money and is almost always cheaper than the consequences of its absence - heavier penalties, recorded convictions, lost licences and lost jobs. Get the price in writing, understand what it covers, and never let embarrassment stop you asking.

This article is general information, not legal advice or a quote. Aegis Law Group offers fixed fees for most criminal matters and acts in Legal Aid funded matters - call (07) 3709 7610 for a fixed-fee case assessment and a written price before you commit.

Drink Driving in Queensland: Penalties, Disqualification, and How a Work Licence Really Works

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A drink driving charge is one of the most common ways otherwise law-abiding Queenslanders end up in a courtroom - and for many, the licence matters more than the fine. If your job depends on driving, the disqualification is the real penalty. Here's how the system works, and where the room to move actually is.

The basics: it runs on your reading

Queensland grades drink driving by blood/breath alcohol concentration. Broadly: a low-range reading (0.05 to under 0.10) sits at the bottom of the scale; mid-range (0.10 to under 0.15) is treated more seriously; and high-range (0.15 and over) is the most serious, carrying the longest disqualifications and, for repeat offences, the real prospect of imprisonment. Learner, provisional and professional drivers are subject to stricter (including zero) limits, and drug driving runs on its own parallel scheme.

Two features of the system surprise people. First, disqualification is mandatory on conviction - the Magistrate must disqualify you within the range the legislation sets for your reading and history; the discretion is about how long, not whether. Second, an immediate suspension typically applies from the moment you're charged with a mid or high-range offence (or refuse a test), so you may already be off the road before court.

What the court weighs

Within the mandatory range, the length of your disqualification and the size of the penalty turn on familiar sentencing considerations: your reading, your traffic history, why you drove, how far, whether anyone was put at risk, your plea, and what you've done since. This is where preparation genuinely moves outcomes. Completing a recognised traffic offender program before sentence, obtaining character references, and being able to explain - honestly - what has changed, routinely makes the difference between the bottom and the middle of the range.

The work licence: the exception that keeps people employed

For eligible first-time, lower-range offenders, Queensland law allows the court to grant a restricted (work) licence - permission to keep driving for work purposes during your disqualification.

The eligibility rules are strict, and this is where timing becomes critical. In broad terms, you must have held a current open licence, your reading must be under 0.15, the driving must not have been in the course of certain aggravating circumstances, and your recent traffic history must be clean of like offences. Crucially, the application must be made before you are convicted - at or before your sentence, not after. Plead guilty first and ask questions later, and the door closes permanently. This single procedural trap catches more unrepresented people than any other in the traffic jurisdiction.

A work licence application needs evidence: an affidavit from you, and usually one from your employer, establishing that you're a fit and proper person and that losing your licence would deprive you of your means of earning a living. Prepared properly, these applications succeed regularly. Prepared on the morning of court, they don't.

Already suspended and struggling? The special hardship order

A related but different mechanism - the special hardship order - exists for certain drivers whose licences are suspended for accumulating demerit points on a good-behaviour period, or for high-speed offences. Like work licences, they're evidence-driven, time-sensitive, and unforgiving of procedural missteps.

Repeat and high-range offences

For high-range readings, repeat offences within five years, and refusals, the landscape hardens: longer minimum disqualifications, vehicle impoundment in some cases, mandatory alcohol ignition interlocks on relicensing, and for the most serious combinations, sentences that include imprisonment. If you're in this territory, the case for early, thorough preparation isn't about the licence - it's about liberty.

The short version

The reading sets the range, preparation sets where in the range you land, and the work licence - if you're eligible - must be sought before conviction or not at all. If your livelihood depends on your licence, get advice before your first court date, not after it.

This article is general information about Queensland traffic law, not legal advice about your situation. Penalty ranges and eligibility rules are technical and change from time to time - for advice on your specific charge and licence position, call Aegis Law Group on (07) 3709 7610 for a fixed-fee case assessment. We appear in traffic matters across Brisbane and South East Queensland.

Property Settlement Basics: The Four-Step Process and Why "She Gets Half" Is a Myth

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Like its parenting cousin ("the kids are automatically 50/50"), the property myth - "she gets half," or "I keep what's in my name" - survives every attempt to kill it. Neither is the law. Australian property settlement runs on a structured process, usually described in four steps.

Step one: identify the pool

Everything gets on the table: houses, mortgages, savings, vehicles, businesses, shares, cryptocurrency, debts - and superannuation, which people persistently forget despite it often being the second-largest asset. Whose name an asset is in matters far less than people assume; the pool is built from what exists, not from title. This step runs on full and frank disclosure - a duty owed by both parties - and hiding assets is both ineffective (lawyers know where to look) and damaging when found.

Step two: assess contributions

What did each party contribute across the relationship? Financial contributions (income, assets brought in, inheritances) sit alongside non-financial ones - and the law treats homemaking and raising children as genuine contributions, not lesser ones. A parent who spent twelve years running the household while the other earned has contributed, in the law's eyes, to every dollar the earner banked. Length of the relationship, initial assets, and post-separation contributions all feed the assessment.

Step three: future needs

The forward-looking adjustment: age and health of each party, income and earning capacity, who has primary care of children, and the practical effect of the relationship on each person's ability to earn. This is where percentages move - a party with the children, lower earning capacity, or health issues commonly receives an adjustment beyond bare contributions.

Step four: is the result just and equitable?

The court stands back and asks whether the overall outcome is fair in the real world - how it's actually paid out, who keeps the house versus the super, whether the split works in practice.

Why the myths fail

"Half" is sometimes the answer - but as an output of the four steps in a particular case, never a starting rule. And "what's in my name stays mine" fails at step one. Time limits apply too: generally one year from divorce, two from the end of a de facto relationship, so settling promptly protects your rights. Agreements can be formalised by consent orders without ever litigating - most are.

This article is general information about Australian family law, not legal advice. Property settlements turn on their facts - call Aegis Law Group on (07) 3709 7610 for a fixed-fee assessment of your position.

There Is No Automatic 50/50: How Parenting Arrangements Are Really Decided in Australia

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If there's one belief we correct more than any other at first appointments, it's this one: "the law says it starts at 50/50." It doesn't - and understanding what the law actually says will save you months of arguing toward a starting line that doesn't exist.

What the law actually asks

Australian family law doesn't begin with a formula. It begins with a question: what arrangement is in the best interests of this child? That is the paramount consideration under the Family Law Act, and everything else - including how much time each parent gets - flows from it.

When the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia decides a parenting case, it looks at matters like the safety of the child and each parent, the child's own views (given weight according to their age and maturity), each child's developmental, psychological and emotional needs, the capacity of each parent to meet those needs, the benefit of the child having a relationship with both parents where it's safe, and anything else relevant to the particular child. Nowhere in that list is a presumption that time will be split equally.

Where the 50/50 myth came from

For a period, the legislation contained a presumption of "equal shared parental responsibility" - which was about decision-making, not time - and a requirement to consider equal time in certain circumstances. That framework was widely misunderstood as an entitlement to 50/50, and it has since been reformed. Today the law is simpler and blunter: best interests, assessed on the evidence, child by child.

What arrangements actually look like

Because every family is different, orders vary enormously. Some children genuinely thrive in equal-time arrangements - typically where the parents live near each other, communicate functionally, and the children are of an age where week-about works. Other children spend most time with one parent and substantial or significant time with the other - weekends, part of the school week, half of holidays. Where there are safety concerns, time may be supervised or, in serious cases, not ordered at all.

The practical variables that shape outcomes are usually unglamorous: how far apart the parents live, school logistics, the children's ages, who has been doing the day-to-day care, each parent's work patterns, and - above everything - safety. Family violence and risk change the analysis entirely, and the court treats them with priority.

What this means for your negotiation

Two things follow from the absence of a 50/50 starting point.

First, don't anchor your expectations (or your position in mediation) to a fraction. Proposals framed around your child's actual week - school, sport, sleep, transitions - are more persuasive to the other side, to mediators, and ultimately to a court than proposals framed around percentages.

Second, evidence matters more than assertion. The parent who can show a track record of meeting the children's needs, supporting their relationship with the other parent, and behaving sensibly under pressure is in a far stronger position than the parent with a spreadsheet of nights. (A related tip we give every client: assume every text message you send your former partner will one day be read by a judge. Write accordingly.)

Before court: the mediation step

In most cases, parents must attempt family dispute resolution and obtain a section 60I certificate before filing parenting proceedings - with exceptions, including urgency and family violence. Many matters resolve at or before mediation, and a resolution you shape together generally beats one imposed on both of you.

The short version

There is no automatic anything. The law asks what is best for your child, and answers it on evidence. Build your proposal around your child's real life, keep your conduct exemplary, and get advice early - the first weeks after separation shape the arrangements more than most people realise.

This article is general information about Australian family law, not legal advice about your situation. Parenting matters turn on their own facts - for advice specific to your circumstances, call Aegis Law Group on (07) 3709 7610 for a fixed-fee case assessment. We act in parenting matters across Brisbane and South East Queensland, including Legal Aid Queensland matters.

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