
In this case a successful businessman did everything in his power to prevent his estranged wife from residing in the former matrimonial home, even concocting a late night fire sale of the house to a mystery buyer…
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. ..
Another big money divorce in Melbourne, Australia between billionaire Solomon Lew and wife Rosie Lew…
WHAT happens to your super when you get divorced? In theory the super assets are included in a couple’s total balance sheet and split just like any other asset. The couple can do this by mutual agreement or the Family Court can enforce its decision on the couple…
You won’t be surprised to hear that the super laws surrounding divorce are complex, and self-managed super fund trustees are obliged to discharge their trustee duties impartially, as well as look after their own personal interests…
A redundancy is an asset that is subject to division if received or is expected to be received by one of the divorcing parties…
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…
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…
Sharing the family assets by giving adult offspring an early inheritance may seem like a good idea. But what happens if they split from their partner, and those hard-won assets walk out the door?..
WEALTHY husbands who split from their wives after a long marriage are less likely to walk away with the lion’s share of the assets following a landmark full Family Court decision…