As a divorce lawyer practicing in Sydney for the last 15 years, I have learnt something important: the only person you can count on is yourself…

One of the many questions around Barnaby Joyce’s marital split is what happens to his superannuation – especially because Australian politicians’ entitlements are particularly generous.

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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…

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…

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…

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…

IT’S A sad reality of modern life that marriages that have taken decades to build can be thrown away in under a year. These days a marriage can be dissolved literally with the click of a mouse with the online …..

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…

In Australia a pre-nup is simply a binding financial agreement that sits under the Family Law Act. It’s a legal contract that can be entered into by married couples, same-sex couples and those in de facto relationships…

An upcoming decision in the Family Court is set to test the controversial legislation on which these prenups are based…