Date: 13 Nov 2017, Filed under: Divorce, Separation, Financial Disputes, Family Law, Property Settlement, Asset Divison, Spousal Maintenance
When determining how property is to be dealt with when a relationship comes to an end, the law will look to the contributions of the parties that takes...
Date: 24 Oct 2017, Filed under: Divorce, Property Settlement, Financial Disputes, Family Law
It’s never easy when a marriage comes to an end and beyond the emotional difficulties that individuals must face, there are also a number of additional...
Date: 11 Oct 2017, Filed under: Divorce, Separation, Property Settlement, Financial Disputes, Agreements, Family Law
The Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) (the Act) outlines the following type of enforceable agreements:
caring for children;
division of property;
spousal...
Date: 02 Jun 2017, Filed under: Divorce, Property Settlement, Financial Disputes, Agreements, Family Law
RELATIONSHIPS can break down for a variety of reasons, and equally in as many various circumstances.
A common situation is the "out of the blue" announcement...
Date: 18 May 2017, Filed under: Divorce, Property Settlement, Financial Disputes
Section 72 of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) (the Act) allows one spouse in a party to a marriage to maintain the other in the event that the marriage has...
Date: 26 Aug 2016, Filed under: Divorce, Property Settlement, Financial Disputes, Binding Financial Agreements (Prenuptial Agreements), Family Law
In the recent case of Kaiser & Kaiser [2016] FCCA 1903, the Federal Circuit Court of Australia was called upon to consider the wife’s application for property...
Date: 02 May 2016, Filed under: Divorce, Financial Disputes, Agreements, Binding Financial Agreements (Prenuptial Agreements), Family Law
A NUMBER of people are aware that they can resolve their property settlement by:
a) filing documents with the Court, or
b) signing a Financial Agr...
Date: 14 Apr 2016, Filed under: Divorce, Financial Disputes
There are many misconceptions about Family Law. Two common ones are that the family law process is a forum to air your grievances about the behaviour of...
Date: 06 Apr 2016, Filed under: Children, Property Settlement, Financial Disputes, Family Law
The Supreme Court of Western Australia has recently handed down two decisions regarding section 6 of the Family Provision Act 1972 (WA) (Act) where an...
Date: 28 Jan 2016, Filed under: Separation, Financial Disputes, Superannuation
After separation one or both of the parties to the relationship may seek a property settlement. This will require consideration of your assets, liabilities,...