International
Family Law

We can provide you with urgent assistance obtaining Orders if your child has been abducted and taken overseas. We’ll work with you to have your child returned home safely (provided the other country is a signatory to the Hague Convention).

If you or your ex-partner plan to relocate your child overseas, you’ll require an agreement, or court order. Our family lawyers at Damien Greer Lawyers can help you negotiate a legally viable solution.

If you have reason to believe your child may be abducted by their other parent with the intention of taking them out of Australia, you can apply to have your child placed on the Family Law Watchlist. This will prevent them from leaving the country without your express consent, or an Order of the Court.

If your child has been taken from you, you can apply to the court for what is known as a ‘Recovery Order’ under the Family Law Act.

You’re required to ‘serve’ your ex-partner with legal documents if you’ve initiated court proceedings, even if they live overseas. We can help talk you through the process, and if appropriate, we can also help you apply for substituted service or dispensation of service.

If you’ve been granted child custody and access orders overseas, it may be possible to have those Orders registered in Australia. We can talk you through the process, and help get your orders recognised.

If you’ve relocated to Australia following a family law dispute, you may consider having your overseas judgment registered and enforced in Australia. We can help break down the process.

If there are two forums available for your dispute, you’ll need advice on which is appropriate for your situation. We can explain the options to you, and outline the process.

Departure Prohibition Orders are made by the Child Support Registrar in instances where someone who owes child support is attempting to leave the country. We can advise you in relation to responding to Departure Prohibition Orders.

If you’ve been issued with overseas maintenance liabilities, you’ll need to have them registered and enforced in Australia. We can help with this process, and help you get any overseas maintenance liabilities varied, if required.

International prenuptial and/or cohabitation agreements are not valid in Australia. However, at Damien Greer Lawyers, we can help you convert your pre-existing agreement into a Consent Order, or ‘Binding Financial Agreement’ that will be enforceable in Australian courts.

If a relationship or marriage breakdown results in the division of foreign assets or property, the team at Damien Greer Lawyers can help you navigate international property law.