Many Australians are well versed in international family law. Over six million Australians were born overseas and up to five million more were born in Australia but hold dual citizenship.For some – perhaps most – their connections to other countries will rarely become important legal issues. For...
Family law legislation in Australia is designed to make the court process as quick and smooth as possible. Part of this is a principle called the duty of disclosure. The duty of disclosure means that each party has a responsibility to disclose documents and information that would affect the outcome...
Major long-term issues are the big decisions that parents have to make about their children’s lives.All types of parents make all types of decisions for and about their children every day, but Australian family law legislation recognises that some decisions about bigger issues are more important than others....
A parenting plan is a written, signed and dated agreement between two former spouses regarding the care, welfare and development of their child.Parenting plans are one of the options for separated couples when they agree on parenting arrangements.They are different from consent orders and parenting orders as...
The Family Court has slammed a Federal Circuit Court judge’s decision to imprison a man for up to 12 months, calling it a “gross miscarriage of justice.”Judge Salvatore Vasta of the Federal Circuit Court sentenced a man to a maximum of 12 months in jail for...
If you are wondering how to speed up family law cases, you are not alone.The family law court system is often known for being exceptionally slow, in extreme cases taking up to two years to process an application and resolve a family dispute.To make...
Who gets the fridge and who keeps the dishwasher might be easy enough to figure out, but what about pet custody?This is a tough issue for many couples as they face making decisions about the division of property and custody of their children.Many people have...
Dividing marital assets at the end of a relationship can be quite straightforward, but how do the courts look at gifts and divorce?It is not unusual for parents to give their adult children significant gifts to help them get ahead in the property market, to...