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Court Orders Person to Sell House After Divorce Settlement!
15 DECEMBER 2020 , FAMILY LAW & DE FACTO RELATIONSHIPS , LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION , PROPERTY LAW & CONVEYANCINGA man and woman had been married to each other for many years. In 1997 a family home was purchased under the husband’s sole name. In 2000 the husband and wife separated, and the husband transferred half of the ownership of the home into his wife’s name. Following this, the husband and wife informally agreed that the husband would transfer his remaining one-half interest in the family home to the wife, making her the sole owner of the family home. Read more
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Self-Representing In the Family Court? Think Again!
25 SEPTEMBER 2020 , FAMILY LAW & DE FACTO RELATIONSHIPS , LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTIONA recent family law case saw a husband and wife both decide to deal with their property settlement without engaging lawyers. The couple were struggling to deal with a complex financial situation, with multiple businesses and financial interests between them. Read more
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When Is an Inheritance Safe After a Marriage Breakdown?
03 DECEMBER 2019 , FAMILY LAW & DE FACTO RELATIONSHIPSDespite inheritance being received years after separation, it can still be considered part of the joint asset pool and divided accordingly! Read more
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Loans from Parents - How to Deal with these during Separation
09 AUGUST 2019 , FAMILY LAW & DE FACTO RELATIONSHIPSIt is not uncommon for parents to lend their children funds to assist them. Commonly this is to acquire real estate. How these loans are dealt with in Family Law can be crucial to the outcome of your property settlement. Read more
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What to Expect on Your First Court Date
05 AUGUST 2019 , FAMILY LAW & DE FACTO RELATIONSHIPSYou have filed parenting and/or property proceedings in either the Federal Circuit Court or the Family Court and your first court date is coming up. What can you expect? Read more
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Social Media and Family Law – Be Careful!
01 AUGUST 2019 , FAMILY LAW & DE FACTO RELATIONSHIPSThe old principle of ‘if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it at all’ applies in every Family Law case. Especially on social media! Read more
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The Family Court Considers the Vaccination of Children
18 MARCH 2019 , FAMILY LAW & DE FACTO RELATIONSHIPSIn a recent case a mother held strong anti-vaccination views which the father did not share. Orders were made to the Family Court to decide. Read more
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New Family and Domestic Violence Leave Entitlement
22 OCTOBER 2018 , LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION , FAMILY LAW & DE FACTO RELATIONSHIPSAs a result of a decision by the Fair Work Commission, employees (including casual employees) covered by an award are entitled to take unpaid leave to deal with family and domestic violence Read more
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I have Depression and Anxiety – Does this Mean I Won't Get Time with the Kids?
12 SEPTEMBER 2018 , FAMILY LAW & DE FACTO RELATIONSHIPSIn any one year, around 1 million Australian adults have depression, and over 2 million experience anxiety. We come across many parents who have previously experienced, or are currently experiencing, depression and / or anxiety. What impact does this have on your parenting matter? Read more
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Yet another case on whether a Couple were in a De Facto Relationship or Not!
26 JUNE 2018 , FAMILY LAW & DE FACTO RELATIONSHIPSIn a recent case a man registered a caveat on a woman’s house claiming they were in a de facto relationship and asked the court to order the women to sell her house and give him 40% of the proceeds of sale. Read more
