Once a couple is separated, their superannuation (super) is treated as property under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) and the value of the couples’ super benefits will be taken into account when determining a property settlement. Laws regarding super…
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Moving in Together: What It Means for De Facto Relationships
Just because a couple is living together it does not automatically mean they are in a de facto relationship. There are many different factors in determining whether two people are living in a de facto relationship, such as whether they…
Family Law Reform – What You Need to Know
The Australian Parliament has recently passed significant changes as part of the Family Law Reform system aimed at ensuring that the best interests of children are at the centre of all parenting decisions. These amendments aim to foster a more…
What Happens to a Family Business after a Couple Separates?
Divorce is almost always a difficult and disruptive life event. For couples who own a family business, what happens to a family business after a couple separates often becomes a central point of contention during divorce proceedings. In Australia, a…
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Questions over use of “psychological experts” in parental alienation cases
Parents – more often mothers – are losing access to their children on the advice of unregulated experts, an Observer investigation reveals. Mothers are having their children taken away by court-appointed “psychological experts” who are unregulated and do not have…
What happens if I appoint or remove beneficiaries from my family trust
In this edition of ‘It depends’, associate Sacha Robinson talks about appointing or removing beneficiaries of your family trust. VIDEO TRANSCRIPT Hi. Welcome to today’s edition of It Depends. Today we will be talking about appointing or removing beneficiaries of…
No win no fee
This article is in partnership with Smith’s Lawyers. Without realising it, we have all heard an advertisement for a law firm on the radio or seen one on TV, meaning we have probably also heard the phrase, ‘no win, no…
Addressing a critical need in family violence matters.
On 1 June 2022, the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (‘the Court’) announced the commencement of a Critical Incident List (‘the List’), which commenced on 6 June 2022. Full article
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