Useful tips when participating in lawyer assisted dispute resolution/mediation
Co-authored by Chris Gosling Are you navigating your way through a relationship breakdown? Do you need to work out how to proceed with respect to
Co-authored by Chris Gosling Are you navigating your way through a relationship breakdown? Do you need to work out how to proceed with respect to
Co-authored by Michael Kinsella Separating from your partner often involves significant social, financial and mental strain. In Australia, thanks to the high cost of living,
In NSW, the Succession Act defines who is an “eligible person” to make a claim against another person’s estate after their death. Eligible persons may
Unfortunately, sometimes matters ending up in the Family Court is inevitable. Parties can become so entrenched in their positions, or their views of what has occurred throughout the relationship may be so diametrically opposed, that it is impossible for them to meet in the middle. However, in most matters that Coleman Greig deals with, there are ways in which compromises can be reached.
When two parties decide to separate, it is important to keep in mind that time is of the essence. Both the Family Law Act and the associated court rules require strict adherence to certain time limitations, all of which are important for parties to a relationship breakdown to be aware of.
When parties to a marriage receive assistance from their parents, it is rare for them to put thought towards just how their parents might be protected in the event of the marriage breakdown.
You may be thinking that it will be a while before same-sex couples start filing for divorce, although there are many couples in Australia who have been married for a significant period of time.
Since being handed down on 27 February 2017, in the Full Court of the Family Court, the decision of Britt & Britt has had the potential to significantly impact the way that evidence in property matters, relating to family violence, is treated and therefore, how it’s admitted in evidence.
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