Super Splitting in WA
De facto couples in Western Australia are now one step closer to falling in line with other de facto couples around Australia. [...]
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Superannuation splitting for separated WA de facto couples
Superannuation splitting for separated WA de facto couples This article provides an overview of the current position in relation to superannuation splitting [...]
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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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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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WA Parliamentary Inquiry: Family & Domestic Violence
The Community Development & Justice Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia is currently conducting an inquiry into the Magistrate’s [...]
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Commonwealth Parliamentary Inquiry into Australia’s family law system
On 17 September 2019, the Prime Minister and Attorney General announced the Government’s intention to hold a Parliamentary inquiry into the family [...]
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Legal Professional Privilege an Immunity not a Legal Right
Legal professional privilege protects the production of communications between a lawyer and their client. The privileged extends to documents created for the [...]
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High Court decision of Commissioner of Taxation v Tomaras [2018] HCA 62
Commissioner of Taxation v Tomaras Tax debts of the parties to a marriage or de facto relationship are usually either retained [...]
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