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Upon separation, there is no automatic right to receive maintenance from, or a duty to pay maintenance to a former spouse/partner. What is maintenance? The Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) provides that one party to the marriage is liable to maintain the

Disputes often arise about the existence of a de facto relationship as, unlike marriage, there is no formal marker of the relationship, which a marriage certificate provides. Colloquially, a de facto relationship evokes ideas of murky uncertainty and

More and more people are becoming aware that a Will can be contested, and as each year goes by, there are more and more applications of that nature being made to the Courts. Not everyone is aware of the basic principles that apply and the procedure t

Let’s assume that no further politicking will take place and that the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 will be passed imminently.  Once we’ve redefined marriage as a union of two people and introduce non-gende

1. Protect assets Preserve funds If you have any loans with redraw facilities; funds in offset accounts or joint accounts in substantial credit, make sure that neither of you can draw or transfer funds without joint approval. If your spouse take

Increasingly, the Courts are being called upon to determine what is, or isn’t, a de facto relationship for the purposes of the Family Law Act. Such applications ordinarily follow the institution of proceedings for property settlement by one of the