The Father, a recent film starring Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman, has gained critical acclaim for its harrowing and often brutal depiction of what it is like to live with dementia. I urge you … [Read more...]
Make a Fresh Start in 2021
2020 was a catastrophe. Natural disasters, job losses, COVID-19… We’re hoping for a better year in 2021 – a fresh start. We need to reflect, to re-evaluate our relationships, and to discuss what … [Read more...]
Seven Tips on How to Have a Healthy Divorce
At Martin Bullock Lawyers, we have dealt with a large number of family law matters over several years. We have seen many bad divorces and we have seen some good divorces. Our principal, Greg Martin, … [Read more...]
The Family Court Bombings – Justice Finally Served
After almost forty years, justice has finally been done in the infamous case of the "Family Court bombings". On 23 July 2020, Leonard John Warwick was found guilty of murdering a judge and two … [Read more...]
COVID-19: Updates to the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court
COVID-19 continues to ravage our legal system. The Family Court and the Federal Circuit Court have confirmed that they will continue to operate remotely, but soon final hearings will be conducted … [Read more...]
Domestic Violence – We Need to Get Better
At Martin Bullock Lawyers, we do a lot of domestic violence work in the Local Court at Parramatta. Sometimes, abusive ex-partners use the family law to continue to harass and intimidate their … [Read more...]
Family Law Update
The Parramatta Registry of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, along with many others around the country, have implemented a new case management regime for any application for Property Orders and … [Read more...]
COVID-19 and the Family Court – How it Affects the Kids
We are all nervous about how we go about our normal lives during a time when there is so much uncertainty. Government regulations regarding the COVID-19 epidemic are changing by the day. This is … [Read more...]
We Need To Talk About Family Violence
Domestic violence is by no means a rare or uncommon crime. Family violence results in the deaths of around 100 people every year, with one woman killed almost every week by their partner (The National … [Read more...]
Relocation in Family Law: Part 3 – Factors for Determining Relocation Cases
Part 3 of our three-part Relocation series examines how relocation cases are determined using Part VII of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth). Part 1 examined ‘relocation,’ whilst Part 2 explored the … [Read more...]