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McKenzie Friend Services
Non-Molestation Orders
A non-molestation order is aimed at preventing your partner or ex-partner from using or threatening violence against you or your child, or intimidating, harassing or pestering you, in order to ensure the health, safety and well-being of yourself and your children.
Child Arrangements
A Child Arrangements Order is an order that regulates with whom a child is to live, spend time or otherwise have contact, and when a child is to live, spend time or otherwise have contact with any person.
Financial Settlements
Financial settlement is the point in the divorce process at which the division of assets and other financial agreements, including ongoing support, are decided upon and recorded as a binding financial order. Sometimes a financial settlement can be agreed upon without the need for the Courts' intervention.
Occupation Orders
Occupation orders are orders made by the courts to enforce, declare or restrict rights to occupy the matrimonial home. They are only a short-term solution and will not affect what happens to the property in the final settlement. Occupation orders can be granted under a number of different sections of the Act.
Breach of Orders
Parties named in a court order must follow the order. A party found to be in breach of an order may be fined, imprisoned, ordered to undertake unpaid work or have their assets seized. The penalty is at the discretion of the court.
Attend Court
A McKenzie Friend is not entitled to address the court, nor examine any witnesses. We can provide emotional support on the day, be in attendance in the hearing making notes and provide quiet guidance. However, in exceptional circumstances, a judge may grant a McKenzie Friend what is termed “rights of audience” in a particular case.
Provide Support and Guidance
McKenzie Friends can help with court proceedings by providing moral support, taking notes, helping with case papers and giving layman support.