Parenting

Our New Way parenting stream focuses on resolving post-separation parenting arrangements and family law matters relating to your children. This includes how major parenting decisions are made, living and care arrangements, special time and holiday arrangements, travel, and any specific issues unique to your family.

Where appropriate, the process can, if desired, be child-inclusive, with a family consultant who has a background in social work, counselling or psychology working with your child to provide a safe and supported space for them to express their views and wishes about the parenting arrangements. This helps ensure their voice is heard and considered as part of the process, where they are of an age and maturity to participate meaningfully.

Settle Together's experienced family lawyers work with both parties to develop parenting arrangements that are feasible, practically workable and focused on the best interests of the children. We also help you consider how arrangements may work as your children grow and your family's circumstances change, so that the parenting arrangements reached are practical not just now, but into the future.

Once agreement is reached, the parenting arrangements can be formalised by way of a parenting plan or parenting consent orders. The drafting of the necessary documents is included in the fixed fee price.