Divorce and dividing up of Assets

Nov 28, 2013

Following the breakdown of a marriage or a defacto marital relationship, the separating couple will obviously need to tackle the task of dividing up their assets. With trust and respect running at an all time low and emotional distress often running at an all time high, reaching agreement on these issues often represents a real...

When can long service leave be counted in a divorce settlement?

Jun 12, 2013

Originating in India during British Colonial rule as a restricted privilege for some Government employees and practically non-existent elsewhere in the...

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Character Assassination in Family Law

Jan 31, 2013

According to popular opinion, the bubonic “black plague” which ravaged and ultimately killed between 30 and 60% of the European population...

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Step-Parent Adoption – Obtaining Adoption Orders

Jan 31, 2013

Where a step-parent has been performing the role of an absent/disinterested biological parent for a long time, the urge to “normalise”...

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Step-Parent Adoption – Effect of an Adoption Order

Jan 31, 2013

Statistically, one fifth of separated families these days eventually transform to include a full time step-parent following the re-partnering of one...

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Divorce – How do you pay for the Lawyer?

Oct 12, 2012

Behind space exploration and warfare, it might seem hard to imagine any other endeavour that could be quite as expensive as...

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Long Distance Parenting

Sep 21, 2012

Considering the vast distances dividing Australia’s major population centres, the advent of high speed internet connectivity and the highly mobile nature...

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