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What happens if we both want the house in a divorce?
Often separating couples struggle to agree on how to separate their assets. This article explores what happens when both parties want the house in a divorce. Why might both parties want the house in a divorce? One party may consider it an advantage to retain the...
What is the Family Law Amendment Bill 2024?
The Family Law Amendment Bill 2024 passed through the House of Representatives in August 2024, and the Senate on 29 November 2024. The amendments will come into effect in 6 months, on 10 June 2025. The Bill implements improvements to the legal frameworks in relation...
I want to reopen my property settlement due to non-disclosure
The Court takes non-disclosure by a party very seriously. Non-disclosure by a party is a reason that the Court may decide to vary or set aside a property order. In such a circumstance, the suppression of disclosure would need to qualify as a miscarriage of justice by...
Partial Property Settlements – what is the source?
Partial property settlements are very commonly sought in property settlement proceedings to help parties to fund the cost of litigation, restablishment expenses and living expenses, where they do not necessarily meet the criteria for a spousal maintenance application....
Tax system used as a weapon to financially abuse victims
In this article we delve into a common theme we are seeing in property settlement matters, that being where the tax system is used as a weapon by one party to continue to coerce and control their victim by lumping them with thousands of dollars in tax debts. It is...
