Property Settlement

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1: Wives at War – money, property and pets – a very Sydney Divorce | August 4, 2016

Joanne Young has been battling for years to secure a $3 million settlement from her ex-husband. So far she hasn’t got a cent…

Catchwords: Big Money Divorce, Contempt of Court, Disposal of Assets, Divorce, Financial Dispute, Financial Infidelity, Marital Assets, Matrimonial Home, Property, Property Transfer, Transfer of Assets

2: Why Housing Boom is causing Headaches for Divorcees | August 13, 2015

Family lawyer Jacqueline Dawson says recent spikes in the market have contributed to more people deciding to continue living in the same house post-break-up…

Catchwords: Matrimonial Home, Pet Custody, Property, Property Negotiations, Property Transfer

3: Majority of Divorcing Couples Settle Without Lawyers: AIFS Study | July 30, 2014

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…

Catchwords: Divorce, Financial Dispute, Marital Assets, Property, Property Dispute

4: Divorce often opens a can of worms for SMSFs | July 8, 2014

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…

Catchwords: Marital Assets, Precedent, Superannuation, Superannuation, Superannuation Splitting

5: De facto couples have differences to married counterparts, judge says | April 23, 2014

De facto couples – even those who have a child and live together – have significant social, financial and emotional “differences” to married couples, according to a Federal Circuit Court judge…

Catchwords: Carers' Payment, Court Decision, De Facto, De Facto Relationship, Family Law Act, Family Law Act 1975, Precedent, Relationship, Single Parents Pension

6: Divorce ruling leaves wealthy husbands with less | January 9, 2014

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…

Catchwords: Court Decision, Family Law Act, Family Law Act 1975, Judges, Marital Assets, Marriage, Precedent, Significant Contribution, Special Contributions Doctrine, Special Skill, Superannuation

7: Pregnancies earn woman better deal in defacto family law split | November 19, 2013

TWO short pregnancies were among the reasons a woman should get a larger property settlement from her millionaire former defacto, a judge has found…

Catchwords: De Facto, De Facto Relationship, Marital Assets, Precedent, Property, Significant Contribution, Substantial Contribution