On 21 October 2019, the Family Court of Australia made a declaration of parentage in favour of our client and her friend, who embarked upon a co-parenting journey last year. Kim* approached us in early 2018 when she and Adam wished to have a child together through...
The way in which families are created has changed dramatically in the last 3 decades. Couples and single persons are increasingly creating families by way of artificial conception, either through a fertility clinic or through an at home insemination. The ingredients to create a baby do...
On Wednesday 19 June 2019 the High Court of Australia handed down their unanimous decision in our case, Masson & Parsons & Anors. The case was heard by the High Court on 16 and 17 April 2019, following an appeal from the decision of the Full...
On Friday 14 December 2018 we appeared in the High Court in a special leave application. We asked the Court to consider whether our client’s family law matter was significant enough to be heard by the highest court in Australia. The case involves a sperm donor...
Requiring the Court’s intervention in your family law parenting or custody matter is an emotional and stressful time for parents, or persons concerned with the care, welfare and development of children. Often, whilst their matter progresses through the Family Court system, parents are left feeling on...
In our experience one of the most common concerns that our clients have when engaging our services is in relation to how lawyers charge for their services. Most law firms, including Steiner Legal, use the time billing method to bill you for the work we complete...
In the 2013 case of Groth and Banks [2013] FamCA 430 (11 June 2013) the Applicant male and Respondent mother knew each other for 10 years before having a relationship between August 2001 and February 2002. In 2007 the Applicant was diagnosed with testicular cancer and...