Katherine Stavrou
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first heard Feb 2022
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Australian Finance Podcast · Prenups & de facto relationships | Family Law Barrister · 24 Feb 2022
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Yeah, I'd probably say start with some mediation.
Yeah, if you can avoid going straight to court, and obviously that's the best start, and try and just be open and honest with one another in terms of your settlement and try and attend some mediation with one another to settle.
A lot of matters do settle at mediation without having to resort to court.
And obviously that's something that we do try and push for at the Legal Services Commission.
We do push for parties to try and settle amicably.
Oh, you can probably, if you go to court, they could order that there be mediation or a conference between the parties.
But it's always a good start to try and get in touch with some mediations or community legal centres at first and see whether or not they can offer any mediation for finance and for parenting.
That's always a good start.
Most definitely.
And do your research.
Go online and look up, you know, if there's any mediators that you would prefer to meet with.
There are a lot out there at the moment because I think there's a big shift in family law where the courts are trying to have parties settle outside of court without having to resort.
to going to trial because it's so stressful for everybody and timely and costly.
So we do try to push for parties to try and settle without doing that.
Look, I just think it's important to do your research, like I mentioned earlier.
And if you do have any concerns, if you're worried about whether or not you are in a
de facto relationship or whether, you know, you're looking unfortunately at finalising your relationship with your former partner, do your research, ask questions, go on our website at the Legal Services Commission, your local legal aid, and even look on Amica.
That's a wonderful starting point.
Thank you, Kate.
It's been wonderful.
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