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1: Four Women Fight Over estate of Notorious Solicitor | July 26, 2014

This is the case of notorious solicitor Michael Ryan, who had numerous lovers, many of them prostitutes, who have all made claims on his $8m estate as his de facto lovers, with varying degrees of success. ..

Catchwords: De Facto, De Facto Relationship, Inheritance, Inheritance, Intestacy Laws, Marital Assets, Property, Relationship, Succession Laws

Does a 'Mistress' have rights to maintenance and property settlement?
2: Does a ‘Mistress’ have rights to maintenance and property settlement? | July 6, 2014

The new laws declare that de facto couples who satisfy basic criteria – such as being in the relationship for at least two years – will be treated in the Family Court in the same way as a married couple. It also applies to same-sex couples…

Catchwords: De Facto, De Facto Relationship, estoppel, Family Law Act 1975, Pre-Nuptial Agreement, Relationship