Tax liabilities may not rank highly in the heat of a divorce but when a couple splits assets – particularly property – there are tax hurdles that many people don’t expect but can still come back to bite…

Attorney General George Brandis confirmed the Court fee increases for family law matters, which are expected to rise significantly above the current level of $845…

A study from the Australian Institute of Family Studies has shown divorced men have higher average incomes, but lower satisfaction, than divorced women…

Self representation in a divorce case is fraught with unexpected challenges. Often, the best strategy is to avoid court altogether. ..

A recent large-scale AIFS study of post-separation property division in a decade — involving 9000 separated parents from around Australia — has found most divorcing couples manage to divide their assets themselves without lawyers…

New figures show a big increase in people divorcing after 20 years or more of marriage. But it’s not as big as some would have you believe…

Instead of the seven-year itch, Australia’s married couples are increasingly calling it quits once they’re past the 20-year mark. For a growing number of couples, “till death do us part” seems to translate into “until the kids leave home.”..

DIVORCE has no winners, but who are the biggest losers? Research has found that women are often worse off financially, at least in the short term. But some men will disagree…

The assets of those who split up are $180,000 to $190,000 less than non-divorced people and the gap doubles to $360,000 to $390,000 six years after divorce. The annual household income of divorced women fell by an average of $10,000 in the first year after divorce but for men it increased by $7000…

Divorce is bad for your bank account, particularly for those who stay single, new research shows…