Experiencing a family relationship breakdown?

You Need to Know these Five Relevant Time Limits

Separation and divorce are stressful and life changing. There are so many things to consider – your day-to-day needs, arrangements for your children, how you will move forward and so on. It's important to know that throughout this time there are steps you need to take to protect your rights under the Family Law Act.

I've written this to set out, in general terms, when it is that time limits apply, so you're not caught by surprise, and subsequently disadvantaged by missing one.

Time Limit 1 – Length of separation

The most straight forward (and perhaps well known) time limit is that you can't be divorced until you have been separated for 12 months.