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MISTAKES TO AVOID PT 2
Paula Phelan is a Family Lawyer with Specialist Accreditation in this area from the Queensland Law Society. She has been a lawyer for 24...
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MISTAKES TO AVOID
As separation is hard enough, you do not want to add more to your plate by making some common mistakes that could have been easily avoided.
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CAN I CHANGE THE LOCKS?
If you remain in the property, its reasonable that you would like to maintain your privacy and stop your ex-partner from accessing the prope
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LOTTERY
If you win a lottery or casket during the course of a relationship do you have to adjust or share the winnings with your spouse if you later
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COVID-19
A relationship breakdown is difficult and uncertain as it is without a global pandemic going on in the background.
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INHERITANCES
In the 2017 Family Law case of Calvin & McTier, the parties were married for 8 years between 2002 and 2010. In 2014, 4 years after the p
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SPOUSAL MAINTENANCE
Spousal maintenance is the financial support of a former spouse after separation. In this article, we explain what spousal maintenance is, w
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SEPARATING: NOW WHAT?
While many things can feel out of your control, there are practical steps you can take to ease the confusion and secure your future during t
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DE FACTO
So what happens if there are no children and you break up before the 2 year period? What if you feel that you have contributed in some way t
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SUPERANNUATION
For the purposes of a family law property settlement, super is considered to be property and can be transferred between spouses’ funds as pa
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SPERM DONORS
The court said that “the term ‘sperm donor’ suggests that the man in question has relevantly done no more than provide his semen to facilita
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BEST INTERESTS & GRANDPARENTS
Paula Phelan is a Family Lawyer with Specialist Accreditation in this area from the Queensland Law Society. She has been a lawyer for 22...
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SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS
The case today examines the question of what is a “substantial contribution” that overrides the need to have been together for a minimum of
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CHILDREN'S LAWYERS
The Family Law Act recognises that there are times when the children need to have their own legal representation in a case about the future
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DEBT IN SETTLEMENT
A recent case in the High Court of Australia has confirmed that pursuant to the Family Law Act, the court has the power to assign the taxati
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RETIRED & SEPARATING
These are often relationships or marriages that have lasted for several decades. Why after all this time do couples suddenly want out when t
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ANNULMENTS
Most people associate the term annulment with couples wanting a marriage to be declared null and void as far as a particular church or relig
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WHO GETS THE PETS?
Under Australian family law, pets are considered ‘chattels’. This means that they are a personal possession and regarded as an item of prope
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GRANDPARENTS
A child’s extended family and particularly grandparents can be a very important part of a child’s life and can play an important role in the
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DE FACTO PARTNERS
The court will look at a number of circumstances to determine whether a de facto situation is in place, including the intermingling of your
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