When you select GPG Lawyers, you are selecting a legal team based in Canberra and able to travel to Queanbeyan, Braidwood, Bega and Batemans Bay who prioritises YOU, your circumstances and your story. Our experienced lawyers in Canberra, Bega and Batemans Bay bring care and attention to every matter, focusing on the big picture while never neglecting the finer details. With our team, you can rest assured that you will receive personalised legal solutions that are tailored to your unique needs.
We provide legal services in all areas of family law, including:
1. Property settlements;
2. Children and parenting matters;
3. Divorce;
4. Binding Financial Agreements (also known as ‘pre-nups’);
5. Family Violence Orders;
6. Looking out for your family in the wider context of the law – criminal and employment issues.
We understand that every family and relationship is unique and one solution does not fit all. Our inclusive legal team tailors advice and services to suit your particular circumstances and we offer care and attention to detail without judgment.
Knowledge is power. We aim to ensure you feel in control and empowered throughout your separation or divorce by arming you with accurate and up to date information. This helps you to better instruct us in what is often one of the most difficult times of your life. We consider what might be the most appropriate legal pathway for you in all the circumstances of your case.
While we do not shy away from litigation and will fiercely advocate for you should your matter require it, Court should, in many cases, be the exception and not the norm. We use a collaborative approach using our networks within the legal and wider professional community to try to settle your family law matter through an exchange of negotiations, roundtable conferences or mediation in an effort to avoid you ending up in what can be lengthy and costly litigation.
Property Settlements
Contrary to popular belief, a family law property settlement is not simply splitting assets down the middle. A property settlement must be just and equitable.
We recommend you seek legal advice as soon as possible after separation or before you separate to give you the best opportunity to protect those assets that are important to you and which you may have worked hard to obtain or to which you may be entitled.
We can advise on how the law requires a consideration of contributions to the property pool made by both parties and the future financial needs of each party. We can also advise whether it may be appropriate to sever any joint tenancies to protect your assets to the extent possible between separation and property settlement.
Our extensive networks in the wider professional community mean we can put you in touch with accountants and financial advisors giving you a holistic understanding of what your property settlement means for you legally and financially.
Contact us here to find out more about how we can help you in relation to your family law property needs.
Children and Parenting Matters
Our team approaches every family law children’s matter with requisite care and sensitivity with an acute understanding that children are the most important aspect of any family law matter.
When determining how much time a child spends with each parent, the paramount consideration is what is in the best interests of the children. In determining what is in their best interests, it is essential to ensure your children are protected from risk of physical and psychological harm and to consider the benefit to your children of having a meaningful relationship with both parents.
Every child is different. With this in mind, we offer a holistic approach to children’s matters and can put you in touch with family therapists, psychologists and counsellors who can make assessments and recommendations as to what is in the best interests of your children when negotiating parenting arrangements.
Getting advice early in the family law process can ensure you avoid what can sometimes be emotionally and financially costly errors in family law children’s matters. In many cases, we are able to negotiate post separation parenting arrangements without the need for either party to ever go to Court, but if your matter does end up in litigation, you can be confident in the knowledge that our team will fight for you.