I am now just twelve months shy of finishing my law degree, and over the last four years of study I have gained considerable theoretical knowledge about the law. During this time, I never had any doubt I wanted to be a lawyer, but if I was being honest with myself, I was clueless as …
Divorce can be filled with a lot of negative emotions โ stress, anxiety, and sadness. Add disputes around money and property to the mix and you may end up in an irreconcilable mess. At Balance, we find that some couples may benefit from a Binding Financial Agreement (BFA). While this is the term the Courts …
Binding financial agreements after separation? All your questions answered. Read More »
Ongoing parental conflict arises where there is a misinterpretation of agreements and orders, or where situations occur that are not covered in the agreements/orders made and both parents are unable to agree. Parents often describe feeling left to their own devices with no ongoing assistance. Historically, parties with ongoing parental conflict end up back on …
So, you have a parenting agreement or court orders, now what? Read More »
Congratulations to our Principal, Perpetua Kish, who was an award winner at the 2021 Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards. From almost 1000 nominees and 300 finalists, to be one of the 30 winners is a great honour. With a highly regarded judging panel, an Australian Law Award is a peer-reviewed recognition of our capabilities and …
Balance Family Law are thrilled to have been announced as the winners of both the Innovation Award for Education and Change Initiatives and the Boutique Family Law Firm of the Year 2021 by APAC Insider. APAC is an independent awarding body that focuses on quality and dedication of work and services, feedback from existing clients, …
Pepe wins the Family Law Partner of the Year Award at the annual Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year Awards for 2021. Lawyers Weekly deputy editor Jerome Doraisamy said the Awards โโฆ are a chance to recognise the accomplishments, innovation, and professional development of senior legal practitioners who are leading the profession through what has …
We are proud to have been named a Top 5 Boutique Family Law Firm in 2021 by Australasian Lawyers. We aim to be innovative, adaptable, and flexible in terms of cost, competitiveness, and case management. But above all, our close connection to our clients and colleagues is our key towards achieving our goal of a …
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Estate planning encompasses what happens when you pass away or if a situation means that youโre not able to make decisions for yourself anymore. Who do you wish to step into that role and make those decisions for you, both financially and medically? Jonathon Naef had a great chat with the savvy The CBR …
Team Balance took out the silver as Service Business of the Year 2021 at the Roar Success Road Awards in October. We love doing what we do by bringing a sunnier, resolution-focussed approach to family law. Roar Success was started back in 2017 with a sketchbook of a handful of ideas and a clear determination …
๐๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ช๐ด ๐จ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ, ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ณ๐ด ๐ช๐ง ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ง? An Enduring Power of Attorney document (EPA) appoints someone to do just this. Without an EPA, whoever might have thought …
I love to travel and have already made it to 18 countries across Europe and Asia. My personal goal is to travel to every continent, including Antarctica. My favourite destination so far is Lauterbrunnen in Switzerland, where I skydived over the Swiss Alps!
Outside of the law and travel, I am a qualified lifeguard and swimming instructor, and have taught kids from as young as six months to adults.
