If you are considering seeking a property settlement or spousal maintenance under the Family Law Act, unfortunately, you don’t always have the luxury of doing this when you’re ready or…
One of the most common misunderstandings when it comes to family law is that the conduct of a party has relevance to divorce, property settlement matters or parenting arrangements. In…
In these financially uncertain times, it is important to consider how coronavirus may possibly impact your current or future property settlement. If you are negotiating your property matter, there are…
In such a time of uncertainty it can be difficult to know whether continuing with your property settlement is the best way forward, or whether you are better placed to…
So, in early March 2020 you were in the midst of negotiating a property settlement. Letters were being sent back and forth between your respective lawyers, bank statements and other…
The process of legally separating from a spouse can be extremely emotional and draining. Navigating property matters and parenting arrangements within the family law context can involve a very steep,…
Rarely in the context of family law do I like to offer or give relationship advice, which for the most part is generally unhelpful. Statistically speaking, at least one in…
This is the scenario: you and your former partner have spent months going backwards and forwards on email, on the phone, or over coffee negotiating and deciding how you will…
Family law practitioners are often asked what a likely outcome will be during property settlement matters. This is something that you do need to know so you can plan for…
In December 2018, the High Court delivered a particular decision about whether the Family Law Act provides power for a Judge to order that one party could be substituted for…
Most of us have had the ever-enjoyable experience of being at a barbeque and listening to our neighbour’s step-father’s monologue about his dealings with his horrific ex-wife during their divorce….
Going through a property settlement can sometimes feel like a long, enduring struggle through the Amazon jungle. There are obstacles, moments that will test you, and moments that will encourage…
When we meet with new clients, often their first question is whether they should be bothering to seek family law advice as a result of a common misconception that property…
Almost everyone these days seems to have their particular vice or guilty pleasure. For me, it is my daily triple shot, skinny flat white every morning at about 9 o’clock…
In this day and age it’s often misconceived what being in a de facto relationship actually means. Put simply, in the eyes of the Australian law, a de facto relationship…
In a family law property settlement, a lot of time is spent focused on the end game but what happens in the short term can sometimes be more important. When it…
