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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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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The Fate of Property held as Joint Tenants in the Family Court
In June 2019, the Family Court of Western Australia delivered a Decision in a case relating to a property that the parties [...]
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How paid legal fees may be treated by the Family Court
Our Consultant, Robyn Hadley reviews the most recent Full Court of the Family Court of Australia decision Trevi & Trevi [2018] FamCAFC 173. [...]
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Gender Dysphoria Re Kelvin [2017] FamCAFC 258
Children experiencing Gender Dysphoria and who wish to undergo hormone treatment are now able to do so without the approval of the [...]
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Relocation
Where parents share parental responsibility for a child, whether by virtue of an Order of the Court or by operation of the [...]
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“Which State, which Court, which Legislation?”
This is a case summary from a recent decision handed down in the Family Court of Western Australia. The names of the [...]
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Final and Interlocutory Orders
The appellate pathway for final and interlocutory Orders made by family law magistrates in Western Australia exercising non-federal jurisdiction Pursuant to section [...]
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Property Settlements in the Family Court – Add backs are back
Property Settlements in the Family Court – Add backs are back Following separation, generally, the first step in approaching a property settlement [...]
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The wishes of the child – not what they used to be?
It is commonly believed that once a child turns 12 or 13, the views expressed by the child will be determinative of [...]
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