It is important for everyone over 18 to have a Will to make sure their wishes are followed and their assets are distributed as they would want after they die. When a person dies without a Will, it is referred…
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Making Your Will Count – Healthy Will Checklist
Family Law Property Settlements – Is a 50/50 split the starting point?
Following the breakdown of a marriage or de facto relationship, it is common for separated parties to be unsure and therefore anxious about their entitlements in a property settlement and the assets they are likely to retain. This is only…
What’s the difference between Parenting Plans and Parenting Orders?
A parenting plan is an informal written parenting agreement that includes parenting and care arrangements for children but has not been formally approved by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA). Parenting orders (or consent orders) are written parenting…
John Quinn is a fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers
The International Academy of Family Lawyers is a worldwide Association of practising lawyers who are recognised by their peers as the most experienced and skilled family law specialists in their respective countries. John recently attended an International Academy of Family…
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Domestic abuse, controlling and coercive behaviours and companion animals
Trying to define and prove controlling and coercive behaviours both before and after Re H v N 2020 [2021] EWCA Civ 448 has been difficult and occasionally contradictory. This Article looks at ways in which companion animal abuse or threats to them,…
A new national plan aims to end violence against women and children ‘in one generation’. Can it succeed?
The federal Labor government made delivering on its promises a core platform of the 2022 election campaign. On Monday, one key national policy was delivered – with the official launch of the next ten-year National Plan to End Violence Against Women…
Mediation an ‘emerging profession’
A review of Australia’s National Mediator Accreditation System has highlighted the positive role that the NMAS has played in the mediator community, adding credibility and integrity to its practice across the country. Independent research firm Resolution Resources has delivered its…
Married 11 times, engaged 28. One woman’s quest to find love
Monette Dias, 53, had been married 11 times and engaged 28, before she met her current partner. Monette met her first boyfriend in “elementary school”, and ever since, she’s been in pursuit of a marriage that will last a lifetime….
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