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Divorce

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A divorce application can be made by either party individually or both parties jointly. Where being made individually service of the application must be effected on the other party in accordance with the Rules of the Court and that service must be evidenced to the Court prior to the matter being listed for hearing. The Applicant will need to attend the hearing of the Divorce Application where it is not a joint application and there are children under 18.

At the conclusion of a successful hearing the Court will issue the divorce by granting a Decree Nisi. One month and one day later this order will become a Decree Absolute and will be final. The Court will issue a Certificate of Divorce to each party.
If either party wishes to apply for property or maintenance orders this must be done within 12 months of a Decree Absolute, otherwise leave of the Court will be required to commence proceedings. Property orders or parenting orders can otherwise be done at any time prior to divorce.
 
Call one of our Family Lawyers for free initial telephone advice on your circumstances on 95258688.

Key People

sutherland shire lawyer greg dicksonGreg Dickson 

primary area of practice is litigation. In 1993, he became one of the first solicitors in New South Wales to achieve Accreditation as a Specialist in Family Law and Property Relationships Act Law. Greg is the head of our Family Law Division but also practices extensively in commercial and general litigation ...read more

sutherland shire lawyer kevin dwyerKevin Dwyer 

can advise you upon and conduct all Family Law and De Facto Relationship matters in the Family Courts at Sydney, Wollongong and Parramatta. Kevin can also assist you in Criminal Law and appear in Local Courts all over New South Wales in AVO and criminal proceedings as well as ...read more

Amanda DoringAmanda Doring 

is a Family Law Accredited Specialist with extensive experience drafting binding financial agreements and conducting urgent applications in the Family Court and Federal Magistrate’s Court as well as De Facto proceedings in the Supreme, District and Local Courts ...read more

Lisa O'Leary 

operates predominantly in the area of Family Law and De Facto Relationship dispute resolution in the Family Court, the Federal Magistrates Court, the Local and Supreme Court or by alternative dispute resolution procedures ...read more 

Nicola Morgan 

Nicola joined Warren McKeon Dickson in January 2009 as the recipient of the Warren McKeon Dickson Work Integrated Learning Scholarship offered in conjunction with the University of Wollongong.  ...read more 

 

 

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