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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

Who is a party to family law proceedings? Usually, only two persons are parties to a dispute in the Family Court or the Federal Circuit Court. They are the spouses or de facto spouses in a property dispute, and the parents of a child or children in

There are many misconceptions about Family Law. Two common ones are that the family law process is a forum to air your grievances about the behaviour of your former partner; and that the conduct of a party to a family law matter has relevance to divo

An unfortunate story with an even more unfortunate outcome was recently reported in the media, in which a 30-year-old man was married, but he and his wife separated.  The couple had finalised a property settlement, but before signing the Divorce App