One major issue of contention that separated parents often face is payment of school fees, particularly when they are private school fees which as at 2017 in South Australia, could get as high as $25,000 per annum per child and up to $50,000 for boarding school…

Child support is the ongoing payment made by one parent / guardian to another to assist in the care and support of their child/ren…

A Child Support assessment is generally made when a child’s parents separate, providing the primary carer of the child/ren with sufficient income from the other parent in order to support and raise the child/ren…

In January 2011, the Family Court decision of Wallace v Stelzer [1. [2011] FamCA 54.] brought much needed certainty to the, often convoluted, area of pre-nupital agreements also known as Binding Financial Agreements or ‘BFA’…

In an attempt to resolve family law disputes, many approach the courts. Nonetheless, courts are neither the simplest nor the sole avenue for dispute resolution. There are many stages involved prior to, and during a court process. This article attempts to briefly explain these various stages and the role of the parties involved in each stage…

Binding Financial Agreements (BFA) are legally contractual agreements made between either de-facto or married couples before, during or after their relationship, regarding how their financial resources, assets and liabilities will be divided if their relationship ceases. Australian BFAs first became enforceable in 2000…