This week, I once again found myself at the Family Court at Brisbane helping clients with a case. On this particular day, the case was stood down to start mid morning. While waiting outside the courtroom, I had a good view across the inside of level 2 of the court building where there were a number of other courts in session and lots of people.
Read MoreThe Historic Maryborough Courthouse would have to be one of the most renown courthouses throughout Queensland. Spending hundreds of hours in and around this Maryborough building over the last decade, you come to appreciate the beauty…
Read MoreAchieving successful outcomes in legal cases is a bit like making a good cake. To achieve a great result, a number of ingredients are required throughout the process in getting to the end result.
Read MoreRecently, the John Willett Lawyers team participated in the Zonta Says No Charity Golf Day at the Maryborough Golf Club to raise issues surrounding Domestic Violence within the Maryborough community…
Read MoreThere is often a misconception that all family law disputes are decided in the Federal Circuit and Family Court at Brisbane. This is not always the case…
Read MoreNobody knows how good you are, but they do know how quick you are. A great solicitor I previously worked with who retired with 50 years admission under his belt would say this to me a couple of times throughout the year when I was a much younger lawyer…
Read MoreI have seen some of the most ingrained family law conflicts resolved at mediation over the last decade. Mediation is a process whereby both parties involved in the dispute agree to attend at or with a neutral, independent third party who acts as an intermediary in helping parties arrive at a mutually agreed resolution…
Read MoreCoercive control is a form of behaviour which can often be found in cycle of violence type partner or intimate relationships. It is a complex issue and can take a number of forms.
The National Domestic and Family Violence Bench Book describes coercive control as a course of conduct aimed at dominating and controlling another. The Bench Book notes victims experience feelings of “walking on eggshells”…
Read MoreThe Zonta Maryborough Charity Golf Day is scheduled to take place on 13 August 2023 at the beautiful Maryborough Golf Course. The format of this Zonta Maryborough Charity Golf Day will take place as four (4) person Ambrose, with teams teeing off at either 6:30am or 10:30am on the Sunday. Attendees are encouraged to wear orange and fancy dress is welcomed…
Read MoreThere are often some misconceptions around what amounts to a successful negotiation. This is one of those areas that can mean different things to different people. A lot of people think a gloves off approach is the only way, but I have found this is not always best…
Read MoreOver the last decade, I have acted for many parties in Family Law, Parenting and Property Settlement disputes who have suffered domestic and family violence. I have seen first hand the effect domestic and family violence has on people and how this continues to be an issue in our society…
Read MoreMaryborough has a number or famous festivals and events which take place in the winter months each year within the Maryborough Heritage Portside Precinct. These events kick off in Maryborough in June with the Famous Maryborough Relish Food and Wine Festival…
Read MoreOne of the most difficult times in a person’s life can be when their marriage or relationship breaks down ending in separation or divorce, or when they are facing a Court for a Family Law, Criminal Law, Traffic Law or a Domestic Violence Law matter. The necessity for support during these periods can be at an all time high…
Read MoreI am fortunate to practice law out of Maryborough’s oldest working shop, since 1869. The shop was originally owned by Henry Palmer and the first known tenant was a Maryborough Tailor named Martin Braun who had moved in by September 1869…
Read MoreI spend a large portion of each day “reading the room”. Reading the Judge, reading the opposing lawyer and/or party, reading the mediator, reading third parties and even reading my own clients to best prepare their case. It requires me to be finely tuned…
Read MoreAfter receiving much interest from the Maryborough and wider community on the recent renovations to the historic Maryborough Courthouse, I found it only fitting to follow up with a further update…
Read MoreThe Heritage listed Maryborough Courthouse has been going through periods of renovation and recently had all of the downstairs verandas replaced. I have spent hundreds of hours in and around this building as a Lawyer in Maryborough over the last 10+ years…
Read MoreI’ve come to learn over the last 11 years in private practice that encouraging clients to take a deep breath, to step back and a look out the “window” to regain mental clarity and a position of composure can often be invaluable to them. External pressures and stressors experienced during separation can make this a difficult task however freedom and peace might not…
Read MoreParenting cases involving risk allegations such as drug use are often complex and require lawyers handling such cases to have an intricate knowledge of not only the Family Law system, but also the forensic independent evidence which may be available…
Read MoreWe live in an age where many parties to family law disputes have social media accounts on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok ect. In the last 10+ years which I have been a practicing lawyer, I have seen these platforms increase in popularity, including by parties who are separating…
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