Parenting

After separation, parents often worry about how changes will affect their children.

Parenting arrangements outline who your child lives with, how much time they spend with each parent, and how major decisions about their care will be made.

Australian family law focuses on what is in the best interests of the child. This means:

• Safety of the child and the people who care for them (including existence of domestic and family violence).
• The child’s views considered in a way that’s appropriate for their age and maturity.
• The child’s developmental, psychological, emotional and cultural needs.
• Each caregiver’s capacity to meet those needs.
• The benefit of the child having relationships with parents and other important people (like grandparents and siblings) where it is safe to do so.
• Anything else relevant to your child’s situation. For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children, the court also considers how arrangements support the child’s connection with culture.

You may be separated, but you remain a team.

Our role is to help you keep your child’s best interests at the centre of every decision, while making the process as calm as possible.

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