Binding Financial Agreements

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1: Reliability of Prenuptial Agreements questioned after High Court ruling | December 24, 2017

The High Court has torn up a prenuptial agreement between a wealthy Australian property developer and his online bride, who was pressured into signing the document after he threatened to call off the wedding…

2: Baby-boomer parents push prenups to keep property in the family | September 8, 2017

Family lawyers have reported a sharp increase in demand for prenups, or binding financial agreements, which state how assets, liabilities and financial resources will be divided in the event of a relationship breakdown…

3: Couples Now Inserting Social Media Clauses into Pre-Nups | August 28, 2014

To prevent nasty or embarrassing pictures or comments being aired by your ex, some couples are including “social media clauses” in their prenuptial agreements…

Catchwords: Binding Financial Agreement, Facebook, Instagram, Social Media, Social Media Clauses, Social Media Clauses, Twitter

4: Protecting Gifts to Children in the Event of Divorce | August 21, 2014

Parents wanting to help children buy their first home, but who want to retain control, can buy a property in their name or that of a trust. The problem is at some point the property must be transferred into the son or daughter’s name…

Catchwords: Binding Financial Agreement, Binding Financial Agreement, Family Gifts, Family Law Act, Family Loans, Gifted Property, Loan Agreement, Post-Nuptial Agreement, Pre-Nuptial Agreement

5: Chinese Official Shamed Over Adulterous Love-Affair Contract | November 19, 2013

A Communist Party official is relieved of his duties after a contract between him and his mistress leaked onto the internet revealing how the pair had agreed binding terms for their illicit affair…

Catchwords: Domestic Relationship Agreements

6: Shock pre-nup court decision | April 10, 2013

A FATHER of two from Balgowlah has been awarded up to $800,000 in damages after he successfully sued his lawyers for negligence claiming a pre-nup they created was useless in shielding his assets from a divorce…

Catchwords: Binding Financial Agreement, Pre-Nuptial Agreement

7: Grant Hackett to sue over pre-nuptials with wife Candice Alley | December 31, 2012

Fallen swim star Grant Hackett claims a botched pre-nuptial agreement with pop star wife Candice Alley has left him with financial losses…

Catchwords: Binding Financial Agreement, Pre-Nuptial Agreement

8: Pre-nups: changes make things easier | December 22, 2009

Changes to the law relating to binding financial agreements (BFA) between spouses and de-facto parties have been made to make them easier to enter into and more binding. The reforms will operate retrospectively, so it will affect those people who have already entered into a BFA. ..

Catchwords: Binding Financial Agreement, Divorce, Domestic Relationship Agreements, Federal Justice System Amendment 2010, Post-Nuptial Agreement, Pre-Nuptial Agreement, Spousal Maintenance

9: Will you marry … my Binding Financial Agreement? | November 30, 2003

From December 27, 2000, a BFA could be entered into between spouses who are contemplating marriage, those who are already married or those who have separated or divorced…

Catchwords: Binding Financial Agreement, Domestic Relationship Agreements, Post-Nuptial Agreement, Pre-Nuptial Agreement