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51: 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…



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52: 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…



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53: Father wins custody of his abducted son | April 25, 2014

A child who was abducted by his mother and taken to Europe will live with his father full time in Australia — and spend no time with his mother…



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54: 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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55: 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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56: Father Wins Right To Vaccinate His Children | April 17, 2014

A Sydney father has won the right to vaccinate his children after a drawn-out legal battle with their mother, who is strongly opposed to immunisation…



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57: Family Assets & Divorce – Keep it in the Family | April 14, 2014

With one-in-three marriages in Australia ending in divorce, it’s important for parents to consider how estate plans are impacted if their child’s relationship ends…



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58: Roving family law courts will go to Aborigines | April 2, 2014

FAMILY law matters in indigenous communities will be heard outside courtrooms and a team established to help Aborigines under a plan being considered by the Federal Circuit Court…



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59: 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…



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60: Standing up for themselves: self-represented litigants | April 1, 2014

If you had to stand up and represent yourself in family court, how would you cope? It’s probably something we should all be thinking about, because hiring a lawyer is expensive and legal aid budgets are under extreme stress so flying solo in court is increasingly common. This articles explores the common pitfalls and issues that arise in the face of self-representation in our court system…