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

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

These are often relationships or marriages that have lasted for several decades. Why after all this time do couples suddenly want out when t

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

The court will look at a number of circumstances to determine whether a de facto situation is in place, including the intermingling of your

A separation occurs when one of the parties ends the relationship. Often, they will communicate their intention to leave and other times wil

It may be that 2 or 3 years have passed since you separated. The pool to be divided will include any new assets that either of you have acqu

This duty of disclosure can extend to and include information and documents that the other party knows nothing about. As long as the materi

If you are going through a relationship breakdown, you need to be aware that your former partner may be able to claim an interest in your su

There have been cases where one party has been shown to have gambled assets recklessly or entered into commercially inept arrangements where

The party receiving the inheritance often believes that they should retain all of it in accordance with the wishes of the deceased. The othe

The fact that there is no physical violence does not mean that domestic violence has not occurred.

Under the prior act, the parties had to establish that they were in a domestic relationship and that acts of domestic violence had occurred

If you are able to come to an agreement about how to divide the property, it is important to remember that “hand shake agreements” are not r

You don’t need to process a formal divorce through the courts before you can commence a property settlement.

As long as the parties have been living separately and apart for a period of at least 12 months the only ground that you need to establish i

There are very strict guidelines dealing with the making of these contracts. If they are not followed, the pre-nups can be challenged and o