May is Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month. Over the last decade, I have acted for countless people involved in family law conflicts (property settlement and parenting disputes) who…
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As I prepared for and appeared in my various Family Law cases in Hervey Bay last week, I noticed a distinct change in the air…
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Our Lawyers office at 134 Wharf Street, Maryborough has a long history dating back about 155 years. Set in the top end of the Maryborough Portside Precinct, the land was originally purchased by Henry Palmer in 1852. Construction was believed to be completed by 23 September 1869…
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Many of you have probably heard of the old Farmer’s adage that life is simpler when you just plough around the stump. In family law conflicts, all too often I see other parties letting themselves become embroiled in aspects of the dispute which are often counter-productive in reaching resolution. If people are not very careful during a family law dispute…
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Family Law in Australia is generally an adversarial system, with some exceptions. More than a decade of experience in legal practice tells me that at times, it can be come unnecessarily adversarial. Receiving voluminous correspondence raising debate about factual matters which do not advance…
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Recently, the John Willett Lawyers team participated in the Zonta Says No Charity Golf Day at the Maryborough Golf Club to raise issues surrounding Domestic Violence within the Maryborough community…
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There is often a misconception that all family law disputes are decided in the Federal Circuit and Family Court at Brisbane. This is not always the case…
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