by Burke & Mead | Sep 6, 2017 | Family Law, General Legal Information, Property and Financial Matters (for married de facto and same sex couples), Separation & Divorce, Top Posts - Family Law
The strength of financial agreements is set to be tested in the High Court in the coming weeks. The case involves an Eastern European woman who met a property developer, with assets worth between $18 million and $24 million, online before he brought her to Australia...
by Emma Mead | Sep 6, 2017 | Family Law, General Legal Information, Property and Financial Matters (for married de facto and same sex couples), Separation & Divorce, Top Posts - Family Law
It is a situation most couples don’t contemplate when they get engaged. But it is an issue lawyers are frequently asked about. In the past, women have generally been expected to hand their rings back, but it appears that the law is changing. A Sydney man has learnt...
by Emma Mead | May 24, 2017 | Family Law, Separation & Divorce, Top Posts - Family Law
In a long-overdue and welcome move, victims of domestic violence will no longer risk being cross-examined by their abusers in court proceedings. It has long been a nasty element of family law proceedings that victims may face questioning by hostile ex-partners. And,...
by Burke & Mead | Apr 12, 2017 | Family Law, Property and Financial Matters (for married de facto and same sex couples), Separation & Divorce, Top Posts - Family Law
What happens when you finalise your divorce, then find out your ex has secretly made nearly $100 million? A former couple who divorced in 2015 are again fronting court over the release of confidential documents in their property settlement dispute. The couple in...
by Burke & Mead | Mar 22, 2017 | Family Law, Parenting Plans & Consent Orders, Separation & Divorce, Top Posts - Family Law
Family law proceedings can become very messy, especially when children are involved. The Family Court has the power to determine which parent a child may live with. But should this be the child’s decision? The High Court of Australia has recently handed down a...
by Burke & Mead | Mar 8, 2017 | Family Law, General Legal Information, Property and Financial Matters (for married de facto and same sex couples), Separation & Divorce, Top Posts - Family Law
A ‘Prenuptial’ Agreement is a Binding Financial Agreement (BFA). It is made before marriage in order to protect each party’s assets. In the event of separation, a pre-nuptial agreement will act to exclude particular assets from the spouses’ collective property pool....
