A Will is one of the most important documents you will ever sign. For many Australians, a simple Will, leaving everything outright to a spouse or dividing it equally among the children does the job adequately. It provides clarity and…
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Beyond the Basic Will: When You Need a More Complex Estate Plan
The Relevance of a De Facto Relationship in Australia
Australian society has long recognised the existence of non-traditional domestic partnerships. This has been reflected across various laws, with de facto relationships holding significant weight from a legal perspective. This can be a confusing area, especially when it comes to…
Family Law Changes: Property Settlements
Recent Family Law Act changes property settlements, predominantly focused on financial matters, are now operational. The amendments aim to make the process of dividing property fairer and more transparent, especially for those who have experienced family violence. If you’re in…
HECS/HELP Debt and your Family Law Property Settlement
Understanding how your finances will be divided after a divorce or separation can be complex. In Australia, where pursuing higher education is common, many couples grapple with how HECS/HELP debt is treated during a property settlement. What is HECS/HELP? HECS/HELP…
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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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