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Family provision – are parents obliged to provide for an estranged adult child?

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There is a tension between the right of a Will-maker to choose who will benefit from his or her estate and the frequent expectation by adult children that they will be the primary beneficiaries of their parent’s estate. ..

New science would let Folbigg go free

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ONE of Australia’s top forensic law authorities believes the convicted child killer Kathleen Folbigg would walk free from jail if granted a retrial today – because of inaccurate evidence presented at her original trial…

‘Split’ pair war under same roof in Family Court saga

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If successful, it could be the first property split in an “ongoing” marriage in Australia. The husband is relying on a legal loophole that allows property proceedings not only in cases of separation or divorce, but in any other “fact or circumstance”…

School tax breaks and refunds

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Sending a child to school is an expensive business, even if they go to a public school – there’s the uniform, the bags, the stationery, the shoes and so on. State and Federal governments recognise that school and going back to school at the beginning of the year can be an expensive time for parents and have some refunds and payments in place. Here are a few…

Catholic hospitals fear abortion claims under anti-discrimination laws

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CATHOLIC hospitals fear patients will use new anti-discrimination laws to demand abortions, vasectomies and IVF treatments now banned for religious reasons…

Child Care Rebate Paid Quarterly

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Acting Minister for Human Services Anthony Albanese said the Child Care Rebate supported working parents by providing them with financial assistance to meet the costs of child care. “Of the 700,000 Australian families who receive the Child Care Rebate, about 340,000 choose to receive it quarterly,” Mr Albanese said. ..