Sometimes, the first you know about your spouse filing a family law application against you is when a process server knocks on your door to serve you with the Court Application. Whilst a natural reaction for you may be to avoid being...
People commonly mistake the position at law and think that you need to be divorced in order to have a property settlement; this is not the case. For the Family Law Courts to make orders dividing property there is a requirement that the parties...
The NSW Government will re-introduce the National Cabinet’s Mandatory Code of Conduct for Commercial Leasing to mandate rent relief for eligible tenants impacted by COVID-19. ...
What we learn from years of experience in Family Law is that most clients don’t want to go Court and most clients don’t want an ugly, bitter separation with their ex-partner. They want to be more amicable, with a view to keep their relationship...
Unlike the Codes of Conduct that were brought into existence in 2020 there have been some limited relief packages released by the NSW Government due to the current lockdown in Greater Sydney and New South Wales. In relation to Residential Tenancies if a Residential Tenant has...
What is co-parenting? Joint parenting arrangements can be exhausting, infuriating, and fraught with stress, especially if you have a contentious relationship with your former spouse. You may feel concerned about your former spouse’s parenting abilities, stressed out about child support or other financial issues, feel worn...
Many families have found separation in the middle of the COVID19 pandemic particularly daunting. Despite COVID19, clients will still find themselves needing to obtain advice about separation and finalising any property division between them. Separation of itself leads to uncertainty about your financial...
The Australian Government has released exposure draft legislation and explanatory material that amends the Taxation Administration Act 1953 and the Family Law Act 1975 to facilitate the identification of superannuation assets by parties to family law proceedings, leveraging information held by the Australian Tax Office...
This has been a difficult time for many families trying to work out what to do with the arrangements for their children during the COVID19 global pandemic. We have outlined some of the issues that separated parents are facing at this time....
Many families have found the global pandemic as particularly stressful. Both parents and children are very anxious about the situation at this time. Parents are facing the stress of money and health worries in the pandemic, as well as the normal stresses and...