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Divorce & Family Law

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Divorce Family LawyersOur Eastern Suburbs law practice can provide assistance for a range of matters relating to family law and de facto relationships, including:

Marriage, De Facto and Divorce Law

  • Prenuptial agreements (prenups)
  • Divorce in Australia including preparing and serving divorce papers
  • Legal separation issues
  • Annulment of marriages
  • Spousal maintenance
  • Property settlements
  • Binding Financial Agreements
  • Domestic and family violence and apprehended violence orders (AVOs)
  • Family Mediation
  • Legal aid for family law matters
  • Legal representation at the Federal Circuit Court and Family Court

Children’s issues

  • Child support and enforcement of payments
  • Parenting plans for child custody and visitation
  • Parental rights, father’s rights and grandparent’s rights
  • Guardianship of children
  • Adoption
  • Children’s Court

Contact us to arrange a consultation with us now.

Wills & Estate Planning

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Wills lawyerNobody likes to think about it too much, but inevitably one day you will have to leave your business or farm, whether by selling up, retiring or leaving for health reasons.

It is very important to have a succession plan in place that makes the transition easy not only for yourself but also for your family or employees and minimises the chances of the business or farm having to be sold up when you leave

Estate planning goes beyond drafting a will – it includes:

  • The assessment of assets
  • The assessment of likely taxation
  • Advice regarding the possibility of claims against the estate by third parties
  • The protection of assets

Estate planning is an active process of re-evaluating the estate when circumstances in life change, such as:

  • Newly married couples or those divorcing
  • A change to the family’s asset pool
  • A change in working conditions such as the buying or selling of a business
  • Changes to superannuation, insurance policies or taxation levels
  • The establishment of discretionary trusts

A successful plan is made involving all family members as it will take into account not only provisions for your retirement income but also the plans, aptitudes and existing assets of younger generations.

Contact us to find out more or to arrange an appointment to discuss your estate with us.

Workplace Relations Law

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Workplace Relations LawyerPFJS Lawyers has been involved in a variety of workplace employment and industrial relations matters.

For employment law, we can assist with:

  • Drafting employment contracts, terms and conditions
  • Providing representation for cases of unfair dismissal
  • Drafting and negotiating the resolution of industrial and workplace disputes
  • Offering advice for workplace contracts, including financial advice for termination of employment
  • Offering advice regarding employee and company taxation concerns
  • Drafting and negotiating enterprise agreements
  • Protection of intellectual property
  • Drafting terms and conditions of internet and email usage
  • Discrimination and harassment issues
  • Fair Work Commission and Federal Court matters

For industrial law, we can provide assistance with:

  • Drafting and negotiating the resolution of industrial disputes
  • Advising clients for workforce restructuring
  • Drafting and negotiate policies and procedures
  • Statutory obligations under Commonwealth and State legislation
  • Risk management of workplace hazards
  • Magistrates’ Court of Victoria Industrial Division matters

Contact us for more information or to arrange a consultation with us.

Criminal Law

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Criminal lawyerIf you’ve been charged with a criminal or traffic offence you don’t have to face it alone. The outcome of your Court case might be life changing, so give yourself the best possible chance with our Eastern Suburbs criminal law practice.

We will advise you of your rights, get you ready for your Court appearance and explain the Court procedures so you understand what’s happening. In Court we’ll defend your case clearly and strongly to give you the best possible outcome. We regularly appear in the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria and County Court of Victoria and can also represent you in the Supreme Court.

We can handle all areas of criminal law, including:

  • Traffic and vehicle offences – exceed the prescribed content of alcohol (drink driving), drive while disqualified or suspended, drive without a licence, other driving offences
  • Acts intended to cause injury – including common assault, serious assault resulting in injury, stalking, serious assault not resulting in injury
  • Justice procedure offences – breach of violence order, resist or hinder police, breach of bond, suspended sentence, or community service order
  • Theft – including theft from retail premises, receiving or handling the proceeds of crime, theft of intellectual property
  • Illicit drug offences – possession, cultivation or dealing in illicit drugs
  • Public Order offences – disorderly conduct, criminal intent, riot and affray, liquor and tobacco offences, offensive language or behaviour, cruelty to animals
  • Fraud offences – obtaining benefit by deception, forgery of documents, dishonest conversion
  • Property damage – graffiti, fire and explosion
  • Dangerous or negligent acts endangering persons – driving under the influence of alcohol or other substance (DUI), Dangerous or negligent driving
  • Prohibited weapons – misuse, unlawfully obtain or possess a prohibited weapon or explosive
  • Threatening behaviour
  • Sexual assault – aggravated sexual assault, child pornography
  • Robbery, blackmail & extortion
  • Homicide – murder, attempted murder, manslaughter

Worried about the likely penalty? Ready to get some common sense legal advice? Contact us to talk about your case.

Our Location

Level 2B, 818 Whitehorse Road Box Hill 3128

Phone: 1800 423 060

Fax: (03) 8677 9413

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