As anyone who has had dealings with the Family Court in recent years knows, the Family Court is in trouble. Just how much trouble was clear to anyone who went along to the the National Family Law Conference in Melbourne, held last month. The conference is the major...Read More
If you’re a parent going through a divorce or a separation, you might think that you know what’s best for your children. But under the law, it’s not all about you. A child’s views are often a very significant factor in determining parenting arrangements following a...Read More
In the process of separation or divorce, most couples manage to come to an arrangement as to who gets what assets. Unfortunately, there are some who reach an impasse and simply can’t come to an agreement. This can happen when couples try to resolve a particularly...Read More
There is a new Bill before Parliament to strengthen and simplify Pre-nuptial or Pre-relationship Agreements. For those that enter into such agreements prior to marriage, it would be fairer to change their marriage vows to take the other person for better or worse or...Read More
Is there such a thing as a ‘good’ divorce? One that’s conducted amicably with fairness to all parties? Or is a divorce doomed to be a difficult and distressing experience, characterised by anger, anxiety, regret (and great expense), so the only sensible course is to...Read More
The plight of Sally Faulkner tugged at the heart strings of many Australians. She is the woman whose estranged husband took their children to Lebanon for a holiday and then refused to allow them to return to Australia. Her attempt at retrieving them ended in a fiasco...Read More
