If you are paying or receiving child support, you may have wondered how a large financial windfall like winning the lottery or becoming entitled to an inheritance may affect your child support obligations. As with most family law and child support matters it can be...
After the introduction of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) (“FLA”) in 1975 there were cases were domestic violence was taken into account but they were generally limited to where the violence was such that physical injuries were caused reducing the future income earning...
In any matter coming before the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (“FCFCOA”) a Judge has what has become known as an “unfettered discretion”. What this means is that when deciding parenting matters, property matters or any other matters that require...
With tertiary education debt becoming an increasing reality for most members of our community and with those debts being carried for many years post studies and into relationship the question as to whether and how the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia...
Introduction Before the recent changes to Family Law, pets were treated as property, much like a car or furniture that were to be divided between separating couples based on factors such as pet’s registration, purchase or by informal agreement. However, there has been...
