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Mental illness in parenting matters
Each year at least 1 in 5 Australians over the age of 16 experience mental illness. The most common mental illnesses are depression and anxiety and other forms include bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. It is common for people to experience mental illness during difficult times in their lives such as separation and divorce…
It’s mine, I got it after we broke up
In family law disputes it is a common misconception that an inheritance or other large sum received after separation will be excluded from the property pool to be divided between the parties. This issue was dealt with in the recent case of Calvin & McTier [2017] FAMCAFC 125. The Full Court of the…
I’m late complying with Family Court Orders, no one will mind
Not necessarily. In a recent Family Law case the husband found out the hard way that he should not have delayed complying with Court Orders for his property settlement. The case of Blackwell & Scott [2017] FAMCAFC 77 involved a couple who at the end of their 10 year de facto relationship agreed to a property…
I’m late complying with Family Court Orders, no one will mind
Not necessarily. In a recent Family Law case the husband found out the hard way that he should not have delayed complying with Court Orders for his property settlement. The case of Blackwell & Scott [2017] FAMCAFC 77 involved a couple who at the end of their 10 year de facto relationship agreed to a property…
It’s mine, I got it after we broke up
In family law disputes it is a common misconception that an inheritance or other large sum received after separation will be excluded from the property pool to be divided between the parties. This issue was dealt with in the recent case of Calvin & McTier [2017] FAMCAFC 125. The Full Court of the…
It’s mine, I got it after we broke up
In family law disputes it is a common misconception that an inheritance or other large sum received after separation will be excluded from the property pool to be divided between the parties. This issue was dealt with in the recent case of Calvin & McTier [2017] FAMCAFC 125. The Full Court of the…
I’m late complying with Family Court Orders, no one will mind
Not necessarily. In a recent Family Law case the husband found out the hard way that he should not have delayed complying with Court Orders for his property settlement. The case of Blackwell & Scott [2017] FAMCAFC 77 involved a couple who at the end of their 10 year de facto relationship agreed to a property…
I’m late complying with Family Court Orders, no one will mind
Not necessarily. In a recent Family Law case the husband found out the hard way that he should not have delayed complying with Court Orders for his property settlement. The case of Blackwell & Scott [2017] FAMCAFC 77 involved a couple who at the end of their 10 year de facto relationship agreed to a property…
It’s mine, I got it after we broke up
In family law disputes it is a common misconception that an inheritance or other large sum received after separation will be excluded from the property pool to be divided between the parties. This issue was dealt with in the recent case of Calvin & McTier [2017] FAMCAFC 125. The Full Court of the…
Thorne v Kennedy [2017] HCA 49
Background The parties met over the internet in 2006. Ms Thorne, an Eastern European woman, was 36 years old and was living in the Middle East. She had no substantial assets. Mr Kennedy was a 67 year old property developer, with assets worth between $18 million and $24 million. Ms Thorne relocated to Australia in…