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Protect your assets and your family after separation
In this article, experienced Family & Divorce Lawyer Courtney Barton reveals the 6 top secrets to help you to protect your assets and your family post separation. Not knowing these steps could cost you tens of thousands of dollars and the welfare of your family....
What is just and equitable?
The court is unable to make an order in relation to the division of property unless it is satisfied that an order altering the interests of the parties in their property is just and equitable and that the order proposed to be made, is just and equitable: section 79(2)...
Wife succeeds in achieving sole occupation of the home after separation
When your ex won’t move out Following the breakdown of a relationship it would seem sensible that the parties physically separate and that one of the parties moves out. However, sometimes the matrimonial home becomes a battlefield when ex partners separate....
My Parents lent me money. Is it treated as a gift or a loan?
Have your parents provided you financial assistance either before or during your marriage? In this article, we help answer the question, is it treated as a gift or a loan? Given the significant cost of housing, financial assistance provided by parents for the purpose...
Courtney’s Cases: Centrelink fraud or a fraudulent representation to the Court?
Courtney’s Cases: Bisset & Rounds The Case of Bisset & Rounds is a very interesting case where the Judge had to determine, did Ms Rounds commit centrelink fraud or a fraudulent representation to the Court? The Case serves as a warning for parties who are...
