In parenting matters in family law, the court will often appoint an independent children’s lawyer to represent the best interests of the children.Each parent knows what they want and what they believe to be the best thing for their children and themselves. They each participate...
How Do You Find The Best Family Lawyer? Choosing the best family lawyer during your divorce is very important, helping you reach the best outcome, understand the process and make the most appropriate decisions.The right family lawyer can mean a faster, less expensive and less emotionally...
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...
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...
Mr Calvin and Ms McTier were in a relationship that lasted approximately eight years.In January 2014, about 4 years after separation, the husband received an inheritance from his father’s estate worth $430,686.The Court had to decide whether the inheritance received by the husband was to...
With the world becoming more interconnected and globalised, it is not uncommon for a family to relocate and live overseas.This can be because of factors such as employment, spending time closer to family, or simply wishing to experience something different.Whilst couples in a committed relationship...