Family Law
Family law clients can be preoccupied and in emotional distress. They require particular care for the best outcome and to avoid claims.
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What’s changing at the LPLC — and why it matters
The LPLC is changing the way we engage with the profession. We are looking to improve our services and how we provide support. As we mark 40 years of service, our purpose remains unchanged: giving peace of mind to the legal profession and the community.
What is evolving is how we listen, how we use evidence and insights, and how we design services that better reflect the needs of Victorian legal practitioners and national firms.
We are investing in better digital tools, simpler processes and more opportunities for practitioners and firms to contribute ideas, provide feedback and to share their experiences. These changes are intended to make it easier to access practical support, share your perspective and see how your insights help shape future improvements.
I look forward to sharing updates as this work progresses and to working with the profession.
Mary Maini
Chief Executive Officer
Financial Agreements
Drafting and advising on financial agreements can be fraught with difficulty, particularly if they are pre-marriage agreements. Drafting errors and lack of communication about the legislative requirements causes errors when drafting these documents. Failing to adequately advise on the advantages and disadvantages of a proposed financial agreement, or not documenting the advice are the main causes of claims we see in this area. The section contains detailed information about common errors and how to avoid them when advising on and preparing financial agreements.
Property settlements
Property settlements in family law are a constant source of claims The mistakes include simple errors in consent orders, failing to advise clients about how to protect their assets, delaying lodging orders, not addressing superannuation properly and more.
Child support
Child support issues make up a small portion of our family law claims and mostly centre around drafting errors in child support agreements and delays in dealing appropriately with those agreements.