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In the last 21 years of working as a Lawyer in Family Law, I have had many clients who have called and told me that they have been a victim of crime or a victim of family violence and the Police, have, for whatever reason, made a decision to not charge the alleged Offender.

What a wonderful surprise from one of Nikita’s very happy clients!

Last night The Project-on Network 10, ran an important piece on Criminalizing Coercive Control and given our article by Adrian Stock regarding this very topic a few months ago, it shows this is still very much top of mind for many people. Can NSW follow Tasmania’s lead and make this a criminal offence?

There are many technologies which we use every day that were designed to bring us closer together with our friends, families and loved ones, but what happens when these technologies are used to harm, intimidate or stalk us? Many of us carry a life’s worth…

Onboarding the right kind of technology at the onset of COVID-19 was paramount for Michael Solari, who believes it is always important to keep looking at different ways that we can improve our processes, our systems and our resources.

Determining the value of each of the assets in the asset pool is an essential step to resolving family law property matters. Often placing a value on all of the assets can be a significant cause for dispute between the separated parties.

Have you seen the St George and Sutherland Shire Leader’s Law Week Feature?

It comes as a shock to many to hear that assets which were acquired after separation but before a property settlement has occurred, can still be included in the property pool in a Family Law property settlement and available for division between the parties.

To many, this principle appears to be unjust, as there seems to be no connection between the post separation asset and the former relationship, however the Court’s view is that there need not be a direct connection between the relationship and the asset.

In the normal course where a couple have been together for many years (and being their first marriage or long term relationship), their wills usually provide for their estate to pass to the survivor in the first instance and upon the death of the survivor then the estate is to pass through to the children.

Our April 2021 edition of our newsletter has been released and sent to our clients via email and mail, and now a copy of the newsletter can be found here and viewed in PDF