Legal News and Advice

We are proud to announce that our Paralegal Ashlee Sharma has been admitted to practice as a Solicitor, in the state of Victoria, by the Victorian Legal Admissions Board. Ashlee has now left her role as a Paralegal and started…

An interesting read about the changes in relation to Superannuation access. Individuals can now request to gain access to their current or former spouse or de facto partner's superannuation. https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Super/Withdrawing-and-using-your-super/Visibility-of-super-for-permitted-family-law-proceedings/ Contact us At Bedrock Legal Group / BRLG, we encourage…

Whether you are represented by a solicitor or self-represented, you can have access to any documents that have been filed in relation to your Family Law Proceedings via Commonwealth Court Portals. The Commonwealth Courts Portal is an initiative of the…

Any information that may be online that was posted prior to 1 September 2021 should be read with caution. If you would like to peruse some information on how to draft Affidavits, please visit: https://www.fcfcoa.gov.au/pubs/preparing-affidavit Do I need an Affidavit?…

How is s 75(2) relevant to you? If you’re going through a separation or a divorce after a marriage or de facto relationship, your assets and liabilities need to be divided based on your contributions which can include: Financial contributions…

Australia has two courts that deal with family law matters - the Federal Circuit Court and the Family Court. Recent changes proposed by the Morrison Government will merge the two courts, aiming to provide an overarching and unified structure known…

In Australia there are two ways to end a relationship in a financial sense. These two ways of ending a relationship in a financial sense and no longer having entitlements to each other’s assets and liabilities are either by entering…

It is very common that parents (or other family members) provide their children with assistance when purchasing their first home. If their child gets divorced from the person they purchased their home with, the money that the parents provided could…

Family breakdowns can often be overwhelming and emotional. Here at Bedrock Legal Group / BRLG we are experienced in assisting people in the area of family law. Parenting matters are divided into the areas of ‘parental responsibility’ - who makes…

At Bedrock Legal Group / BRLG we provide experienced legal advice in relation property and conveyancing for both residential and commercial transactions. Conveyancing is the process of transferring ownership of a legal title of land to the new owner. Whether…

Under the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 (Vic), family violence is behaviour by a person towards a family member that is physically or sexually abusive, emotionally or psychologically abusive, economically abusive, threatening, coercive, controlling, dominating or inducing of fear. Importantly,…

At Bedrock Legal Group / BRLG we provide practical advice and develop strategies that enable disputes to be resolved in a timely and cost-effective manner. We recognise that no dispute is the same and thus we provide advice which is…