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Divorce Tax!

by brightside
Posted on June 15, 2020
in Court, family court, family law, separation, tax, Uncategorized, wealth

We all hate giving the tax man more than we have to and fair enough too. We pay tax once when we earn it, why should we pay again when we get divorced. When you go to court the tax implications of the forced sale or split of assets is not even a factor in[...]

by brightside
Posted on June 3, 2020
in celebrity, Court, family court, family law, separation, Uncategorized

New VRO Rules For WA

This is a Government of Western Australia Media Release. Victims of violence able to apply for restraining orders online Tuesday, 12 May 2020 Family and domestic violence victims can seek restraining orders electronically Legal services submit applications on behalf of victims Initiative is part of reform package to protect at-risk people during pandemic Victims of[...]

by brightside
Posted on May 5, 2020
in celebrity, Court, family court, family law

“War is what happens when language fails” Margaret Atwood. At Bright Side Family Law and Mediation we have built our business around the idea of not declaring a divorce war like the one portrayed by Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas in the Danny DeVito directed The War of the Roses. We have always believed that[...]

by brightside
Posted on April 14, 2020
in Court, family court, family law, separation

Western Australians are having to wait two years for the family court to hear their divorce.

Court Costs for the WA Family Court are increasing 10%

by brightside
Posted on March 31, 2020
in Court, family court, family law, Uncategorized

The Corona crisis has changed everything. Who could have predicted even a month ago just what kind of impact this would have on all of us? There’s so much uncertainty, and its an unsettling and insecure time. One thing is for sure though, any Court Orders and coparenting agreements you may have in place weren’t[...]

by brightside
Posted on March 9, 2020
in Court, family court, family law, separation

Western Australians are having to wait two years for the family court to hear their divorce.

by brightside
Posted on March 3, 2020
in Change, family law, New beginnings, separation

by brightside
Posted on February 24, 2020
in family law, New beginnings, separation

It would have been hard to miss the beautiful note written to Jennifer Garner by her ex husband Ben Affleck this week. The note, which Affleck wrote after a relapse of alcoholism was heartfelt and insightful but it also carried a deeper message about the advantages of collaborative divorce over an old fashioned Court fight.[...]

by brightside
Posted on August 15, 2019
in Co-parenting, family law, New beginnings, separation

Gone are the days when a text with an emoji from your partner set your stomach aflutter and put a smile on your face. Now that that partner is an ex the texts are likely to make your stomach drop in a different way. So here is 6 apps you have to try that will[...]

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