It’s been way too long since we’ve blogged but in case you hadn’t heard, there is a very good reason for that – her name is Rory Quinn Charlotte and she was born on 10 July 2018. Writing articles for the blog was supposed to be Shannon’s job during her maternity leave – except she hasn’t actually had any leave. We’ve been working on a massive trial and she was back at work the day after leaving hospital. Even Rory was called upon to lend a hand. Here she, at 15 days old, helping Mum and Dad draft an affidavit. So there hasn’t actually been any time for website updates but, now the trial is behind us, Shannon hopes to get back on track with the articles (and just maybe get a little bit of maternity leave in as well). Luke has also been hard at work and ...
A great deal of time, skill and effort went in to designing the Breen Smith Family Law logo – and just as you’d expect from a family run and family focused law firm – it was a family affair. Shannon had the idea but not the skill to bring it to fruition. She turned to her good friend (and sister-in-law), talented artist and children’s book author and illustrator, Heidi Cooper Smith, who turned Shannon’s vision into reality. The idea was of a tree whose two sides grew side by side from the outset. At some point, these two halves stopped growing in the same direction and began to grow apart. As the sides diverge, they turn their backs on each other until at one point, one side turns back and tries to reach out, but is shunned. Eventually, both sides realise that despite the fact they have grown apart and ...
Welcome to our brand new website. We’ve been busy with another important project (more details coming July 2018), so the website project has taken us a little bit longer than expected, but it’s finally here. The most important feature of the new site will be the collection of Family Law Articles and Resources to be added over coming months. We hope to create a comprehensive family law resource that will become a go to reference for clients and visitors alike. Our website plan includes: Articles on a range of family law concepts; An introduction to family law processes and requirements; Reference materials to help you better understand how the family law system works (and why it works as it does); Checklists and fact sheets; Sample documents for purchase that you can customise yourself; Online forms to allow for the quick and simple collection of necessary information (to keep your legal ...