Custody and Children Matters

A separation is a life changing experience, not just for the adults, but also for the children of the relationship.

Hennikers can help you achieve the right and fair result in your parenting matter. We can help put in place fair custody arrangement to ensure not just the best result for you, but to ensure the best interests of the children are being meet.

The Family Law Act recognises the right of the child to have a meaningful relationship with both parents. If you believe that the time you are spending with your children is not enough, you should seek expert legal advice. If your current parenting arrangements are unfairly overly restrictive, we can help put in place a fair custody agreement that takes into account the best interests of the child.

Hennikers takes a robust and attentive approach to your matter. Our primary focus is on achieving a fast and costs effective resolution of any dispute about parenting arrangements.

Our first priority is to try help the parties negotiate a quick and fair parenting agreement or custody agreement.

We can assist by taking the time to listen. We prioritise helping the parties reach agreement. We can even assist with non aggressive alternatives to court litigation, such as arranging mediations to try and resolve and dispute.

We can provide you fair and sound advice on your legal rights and help the parties come to a quick and costs effective agreement.

If an agreement can be negotiated then we can formalise the parenting arrangements without the need for any party to step foot inside a court room. Our experienced lawyers can prepare all the necessary paperwork to formalise your settlement through Consent Orders or a Parenting Plan.

Unfortunately sometimes parenting agreements can not be negotiated, often because one side is being unfair or unreasonable in their approach to negotiations.

We are here to get the best result for you, which sometimes means taking action to go to the Family Court.

Our experienced Family Lawyers can help you every step of the way.

We are here to take the stress out of your case ad guide you through the complex Family Court system. While it may be a daunting and new experience for you, our experienced Family Lawyers do this every day. Let Hennikers share our wealth of experience and knowledge with you to achieve the result you want.