The Family Law Rules (2004) stipulate that separating parties must provide the other with full and frank disclosure of their respective financial positions. Including exchanging documents with the other party which confirm the nature and value of each asset or liability held. We often hear the words “but, I don’t want the other party to…
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Are all times when families come together. Often when the family comes together, topics which are otherwise shuffled into the ‘all too hard basket’ other times of the year are forced out into the open. An adult son and his newly wed wife may come home from the city and eyeball the question, “have you…
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The Family Law Act provides that a legal or de-facto spouse may claim spousal maintenance after separation. If there is a substantial difference in the incomes of the spouses at the date of separation, spousal maintenance can be payable. If a spouse is entitled to spousal maintenance, the spouse with the higher income must provide him…
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This drought has been harsh and non-discriminating in the properties affected. Not often you complete a school run or duck down the street for a coffee or a loaf of bread that you don’t see loaded B-Double’s with stock or feed being transported. Alas, we all welcome the day this isn’t such a ‘frequent’ sight.…
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Often when relationships are formed, property boundaries become blurred. One party to the relationship may have tended to accrue more debt, and the other the hard worker who tended to save any spare funds. One party may have been the ‘breadwinner’ while the other the ‘stay at home’ parent who cared for the family? Whatever…
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Perhaps you are a Grandparent who is caring for or raising their grandchildren? Maybe, you are a Grandparent who is concerned for the safety of their grandchild? Or, maybe you are being prevented from seeing your grandchildren and would like to do something about it? The Family Law Act (1975) makes provision for grandparents to…
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Making these kinds of plans is an ongoing process. As your life situation changes, children grow, you reach retirement age, or if it is time to pass the family farm or business onto the next generation, your estate plans also need to change. Your Last Will & Testament should reflect your current wishes and be…
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As the school term draws to an end, separated parents are often apprehensive of what the school holiday period may bring. The four-day Easter long weekend, which is the first opportunity for a relax and wind down with the family since the Christmas Holidays, is often a time when angst is heightened. 2019 has an…
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