Although a property settlement is a common occurrence, property settlement outcomes are never the same. A short marriage property settlement can be quite different from that of a long marriage.Marriages end at different times and in different places, and each short marriage has its own...
In a divorce, the division of marital assets can become a highly contentious issue, especially if you and your former spouse are disputing the importance of your inheritance and divorce.Inheritance and divorce do not always work particularly well together and can cause much conflict.There are...
Divorce can be hard enough without it involving your business and livelihood. For many Australian couples, divorce and business mix, and this leads to big questions and big decisions about the business they run.Lots of people run businesses, whether these are start-ups, small businesses, local...
The seizure of a $637 million superyacht is part of an absurdly expensive divorce in London.The yacht MV Luna is set to change hands from husband to wife in the divorce settlement with the highest stakes the United Kingdom has ever seen.Farkhad Akhmedov, 62, is...
When Your Ex Won’t Move Out It is easy to think of separation as exactly that: a breakdown of the relationship and therefore a physical separation as one or both parties move out of what was once their family home.Sometimes, however, that matrimonial home becomes a...
The family home is an evocative image, a symbol of the belonging and togetherness a family represents.It is made of memories, voices, footsteps, food, each room something different, all collected under the same roof.It is a place coloured as much by individuals’ lives as by...
A man has an affair with a woman he met at work.He was married to his estranged wife for twenty-four years and has four daughters with her.His girlfriend is now seven months pregnant with his fifth child.Spotted this weekend with his girlfriend house hunting in...
Divorce normally means that you will be making a number of life-changing decisions.After a divorce, both spouses will most likely find themselves with less money than what they enjoyed before as a couple.This makes the divorce process a difficult transition and will require a reassessment...
A court declared that a husband and wife were to walk away with their own property after the breakdown of a 5-year marriage.This left the husband with $80,000 and the wife with $300,000.Under Section 79 of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth), the court has...
A Mother has been ordered to pay back $4,142.73 in child support as it was discovered that she had knowingly lied about the child's parentage to the child's 'father.'Mr Hallis sought repayment of the $4,142.73 in child support payments, as well as the legal costs...