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Validity of Overseas Orders – Parenting, Marriage and Divorce Orders
When a couple gets married overseas and subsequently separates, it is not uncommon where the parties have lived in multiple countries, for one of the parties to return to Australia after divorce and family law proceedings have been finalised and overseas orders have...
Impact of overseas divorce on Australian property settlement
Getting an overseas divorce does not protect your property from a property settlement claim by your former partner in Australia. Read our article below to learn why. What are the time limits for a property settlement in Australia? Section 44(3) of the Family Law Act...
Difference between property and a financial resource in family law
Before we define what a financial resource is, it is appropriate that we first define what the Court considers is ‘property’ for the purpose of the Family Law Act 1975. What is property? Section 4 of the Family Law Act 1975 defines “property” as follows:...
Redundancy payment – how is it treated?
A redundancy is where an employer no longer requires a person’s job to be performed by anyone because of changes in the operational requirements of the business. A redundancy payment is often made to the employee in this circumstance, to compensate the employee...
Is my Binding Financial Agreement Binding?
There are stringent requirements that must be met for a Binding Financial Agreement to be Binding. Is your Financial Agreement Binding? We discuss those specific requirements and the circumstances under which a Binding Financial Agreement can be overturned on our...
