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21: Where there’s a will, there’s a writ | May 6, 2014

The number of will disputes reaching the Supreme Court has shot up by almost 60 per cent since 2005, with blended families, entitled grandchildren and burgeoning estate values driving up the number of claims…


Taxman gets access to documents in Family Court feud
22: Taxman gets access to documents in Family Court feud | May 2, 2014

Warring couples may think twice about airing their dirty laundry in the Family Court after it ruled the Tax Office could use financial information filed in one dispute to audit the parties for potential tax evasion…


De facto couples have differences to married counterparts, judge says
23: De facto couples have differences to married counterparts, judge says | April 23, 2014

De facto couples – even those who have a child and live together – have significant social, financial and emotional “differences” to married couples, according to a Federal Circuit Court judge…


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24: Property Settlement in Big Money Australian Divorces | April 17, 2014

What’s interesting is in many of the multi-million dollar divorce cases which have made it to court, the wife has received less than half of the assets…


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25: Neither Male nor Female: High Court Recognises Gender-Neutral Category | April 2, 2014

The Australian high court has ruled that New South Wales must recognise a third gender after handing down its decision in the long-running case of Norrie, who has been fighting since 2010 to have a sex change recognised as non-specific…


How to Divorce Proof a Gifted Asset to your Child
26: How to Divorce Proof a Gifted Asset to your Child | March 22, 2014

Sharing the family assets by giving adult offspring an early inheritance may seem like a good idea. But what happens if they split from their partner, and those hard-won assets walk out the door?..


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27: Childless Brides Warned to Reject Pre-Nups | February 9, 2014

Women embarking on a first marriage and planning to have children should not enter into a prenuptial agreement because it is likely to financially disadvantage them later, family law experts warn…


dysfunctional parents
28: Inability to Control One’s Impulses a Ground for Loss of Visitation Rights | October 7, 2013

In this case, the Family Court gave sole parental responsibility to the mother and prohibited the father from seeing or communicating with his two children because of his temper…


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29: Triangle tangle in lesbian feud | July 20, 2013

A LESBIAN couple and their sperm donor are fighting over the custody of their two children in a case that has become the new reality for family court proceedings…


surrogate-granparents
30: Legal access warning over ‘surrogate grandparents’ | July 12, 2013

Older Australians with time on their hands have turned to online free classifies website Gumtree and organisations like ‘Find a Grandparent’ to connect with families in need of a grandparent in their life. But prominent law firm Slater and Gordon has warned families that “surrogate grandparent” relationships may be mutually beneficial, but also come with potential legal issues…