We have been through Court countless times regarding parenting orders, child custody issues, and a range of other children/family matters. One of the questions we always ensure is at the centre of every case is what is in the best interests of the child? The Family Law Act 1975 requires the Court to make the best […]
READ MORE“This is Me”: Start of the VM Family Law Blog
I have wanted to start my blog for a long time and people have been telling me that I need to do it for so long, but to be truthful, I haven’t known what to write. Do I write about the law, because I am a lawyer, do I write about “little people” because I […]
READ MOREKath of VM Family Law Partner of the Year Awards 2019
VM Family Law, offering legal services in domestic violence and family law, announces that its Principal Family Lawyer, Kath Manby has been named in Lawyers Weekly’s Partner of the Year Awards list of honourees for 2019 in Family Law Partner of the Year. This is the second year Kath has been shortlisted for finalist in […]
READ MORE20 Most Influential People of 2018
Lawyer Katherine Manby provides a strong and empathetic voice for women and children who have been exposed to domestic violence. After experience as a senior lawyer specialising in women’s advocacy, she saw a need locally and opened her own firm, Vm Family Law. While she had no clients, at first, she did have a strong […]
READ MOREKath Manby of VM Family Law Legal Awards
A local lawyer covering the Ipswich and Greater Springfield region is in the running to take out one of the legal industry’s most prestigious award. Katherine Manby of VM Family Law has been shortlisted as a finalist to win Sole Practitioner of the Year at the 2018 Australian Law Awards, hosted by Lawyers Weekly, Australia’s […]
READ MORELocal business one of 100 faces
CHOSEN from a eld of 300 nominations, Katherine Manby from VM Family Law is one of 100 Faces of Small Business. The Queensland Government initiative is shining a light on the inspiring stories behind local small business. Announced as part of Queensland Small Business Week 2018, the initiative showcases the unique experiences of small business […]
READ MORESafe online space to get family law advice
A SAFE place to access information on domestic violence and family law is behind Katherine Manby’s business venture at Springfield. Ms Manby left a position at Legal Aid to start VM Family Law last month. After two weeks running the business the first member at Little Tokyo Two and moved operations to the World Knowledge […]
READ MOREOur community not ‘immune’ to DV
VM FAMILY Law Principal Katherine Manby said her Brookwater rm had helped about 400 people with domestic violence in the past two years. She’s hosting Springeld’s rst candle lighting ceremony at Robelle Domain on May 2 to help spread DV awareness. “Our community isn’t immune to DV,” Ms Manby said. May 2 is 2018’s National […]
READ MORECash boost helps buoy female entrepreneurs
SISTERS are doing it for themselves in the Jordan electorate, with five female-run small businesses receiving State Government grants recently. As part of the Government’s Small Business Entrepreneur Grants, VM Family Lawyers, Network Lighthouse, Upower Leadership Program, Upower Events and Assure Bookkeeping all picked up funding to help take their small businesses to the next […]
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