Duration of marriages increasing and Divorce rate decreasing
On 27 November 2020, the Australian Bureau of Statistics released the most recent figures in relation to marriage and divorce in Australia. [...]
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Commonwealth Parliament’s Joint Select Committee on Australia Family Law System
On 7 October 2020, the Commonwealth Parliament’s Joint Select Committee on Australia’s Family Law System tabled an Interim Report. The Interim Report [...]
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Pursuing a Divorce Settlement in Australia – when a foreign Court has already dealt with it
Clayton & Bant Case B21/2020 Should a party be able to pursue a divorce settlement in Australia if a foreign Court has [...]
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Federal budget announcements relevant to Family Law in Western Australia
On 6 October 2020, the Commonwealth Attorney General, the Hon. Christian Porter MP, announced the following budget measures relevant to Family Law [...]
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Inquiry into the Magistrates Court management of matters involving family and domestic violence
Report following Inquiry into the Magistrates Court management of matters involving family and domestic violence On 13 August 2020, a Report from [...]
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Quarantining initial contributions in a property settlement
Barnell & Barnell [2020] FamCAFC 102 In the recent decision of Barnell & Barnell [2020] FamCAFC 102 the Full Court considered the [...]
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What if parties have not yet separated? Can a party still apply for a property settlement?
This might apply where one party has lost capacity to make decisions (eg. Dementia) or one party has died after the commencement [...]
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Financial Agreements
This is the last instalment as to Financial Agreements. If you missed the first 3 instalments, you can review these articles here. [...]
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Financial Agreements – What are the steps and potential costs involved?
If you missed our first two articles you can review these articles here. In this next instalment, William Sloan writes about the [...]
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Financial Agreements – Examples of Situations
This article is part two of Financial Agreements. If you missed our first article last week, of “The What, Who and When” [...]
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