Family Law Courts experience the largest amount of vexatious litigants which creates emotional stress and trauma to many individuals and families, and thus to prevent these outcomes it is essential for vexatious proceeding orders be established…

Whilst Legal Aid and Community Legal Centres aim to provide financial assistance to those suffering legal hardship, their limited funding means that too often families are faced with the heavy burden of extensive legal costs. Such legal costs are for the most part unavoidable but there are several avenues available for clients to dispute hefty and overzealous legal costs…

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Dinesh Munasinha

Online Legal Information Editor at Family Law Express

Dinesh is a lawyer with overseas experience currently completing the bridging course to be recognized as a lawyer in Australia. He has experience in successfully assisting individual as well as corporate clients in many areas of law. His strength is the ability to simplify complex legal issues, communicate effectively and find practical legal solutions for his clients.

Latest posts by Dinesh Munasinha (see all)

• Divorce and Property Dispute: Preparing for Litigation - July 30, 2015
• Everything you need to know about Family Trusts: Part 2 – Avoiding Pitfalls - November 8, 2014
• Everything you need to know about Family Trusts: Part 1 - August 21, 2014

Where there is an irretrievable breakdown of a marriage, the party’s can apply for a divorce. An application for divorce is available 12 months after the date of separation. The Court must be satisfied that you and your partner have …..

The Succession Act sets out the criteria of eligibility to contest a Will. Among those eligible is a child of the deceased person whose Will is being contested, including a child born into or adopted by a de facto or domestic relationship. Moreover, it is assumed that there is a moral obligation on the deceased to provide for the maintenance, education and advancement in life of their child…

Parens Patriae means ‘parent of the country’ in Latin, and refers to the common law doctrine by which the Sovereign has an obligation to protect the interests of those unable to protect themselves, such as children and mentally incapacitated adults. For example, the State has a duty to protect children or the mentally ill who are abused or neglected…

Many people believe there is a right to dispose of their property on their own terms when they die. This could be outlining who is included and how much they should receive. Many believe this to be a natural right which should be unrestricted. Others disagree. The law outlines when and how much restrictions should be applied…