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…
Do Tax and Realisation costs in a property settlement really matter? As the end of the Financial Year and tax time roll around once again it serves as a timely…
Will she really get half? and other family law misconceptions It is the nature of the industry that family lawyers work in, that so much of our initial time and…
Who get’s the farm? – Your Optimal Outcome Neal Wood This is the last in a series of articles about family law property settlement where farming and rural businesses are…
Neal Wood This December rounds out my eighth Christmas working in family law and without fail the last few weeks in December always bring a flurry of activity as the…
From the outside looking in, it often seems the rich and famous lead a lavish lifestyle. Waterfront homes, designer clothes, extravagant holidays and high-end motor vehicles are what we regularly…
The Christmas and New Year season will soon be upon us again. Most of us will have echoed the comment “Where did the year go?” 2016 has been an eventful…
Neal Wood In previous articles I have talked about the importance of understanding the legal structures that are often at play in the background to a farm or rural businesses….
