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,...
You have just been served with Court documents in relation to property settlement and/or parenting matters from your former spouse which can be confusing, stressful and intimidating. This can be the case if you do not get on well with your former spouse and you...
On 27 March 2021, under new laws, domestic violence victim-survivors and their companion animals will have greater protections from abuse....
On 17 February 2021 the Senate passed the proposed Family Law Merger bill despite strong opposition by many of the stakeholders involved in Family Law....
The changes effected to our Family Law system back in 2006 have had a huge impact on the approach to child care arrangements in separated families, but have also been largely misunderstood....
As a grandparent myself, I can well understand the emotional distress that may be caused where parents refuse to allow their child to spend time with a grandparent. This issue arose recently in the case of Sarti & Sarti, heard on Appeal in the Family Court...
In many Family Law property settlements, the value of the matrimonial home is often a contentious issue which arises. The family home is the most precious asset which many Australians own. The current strength of the Sydney property market has resulted in significant growth in housing...
There has been a nationwide effort to criminalise coercive control since the tragic murder of Hannah Clarke and her three children Laianah, 6, Aaliyah, 4, & Trey, 3, at the hands of her estranged husband Rowan Baxter, in Queensland on 19 February 2020 when he...