Topics: Family law

Infidelity is one of the most common causes of marriage breakdown. Deciding whether to stay together or separate is a difficult and confronting experience, and there are many support services available to help you. As part of that process, you should also consider obtaining family law advice about your rights

In the Supreme Court of Queensland decision of Re Cresswell [2018] QSC 142, Justice Brown has made orders that will allow a young woman (Ms Creswell) to undergo IVF treatment in the hope of becoming pregnant. IVF treatment has been assisting people to become pregnant for decades, so you may

So often I spend much of my first meeting with a client addressing various misconceptions they have: misconceptions about the law, misconceptions about how difficult it will be resolve matters and misconceptions about engaging a lawyer to help them.

In my experience, clients often spend too much time focusing on the motivations and behaviour of their ex-spouse and how this might impact negotiations. Sensible negotiation preparation involves reflecting on your own emotional triggers and how these might provide a roadblock to resolution.

Legal professional privilege protects certain communications between a client and their lawyer. Unless privilege is waived, other parties cannot access or use those communications.

Given one of the foremost academic commentators on family law in Australia, Professor Patrick Parkinson, has entitled an article ‘Why are decisions on family property so inconsistent?’, it is not surprising that so many clients are confused and worried about what their or their ex-spouse’s property settlement entitlements might be

Clients often ask me variations of the question ‘Aren’t I/my ex entitled to 50% of the assets just because we were married or lived together?’.

While we find out tomorrow whether most Australians approve of same-sex marriage, a ‘yes’ outcome will have little impact on the family law entitlements of separated same-sex couples.

In Thorne v Kennedy [2017] HCA 49, the High Court determined that two financial agreements were voidable due to an inequality of bargaining power and a lack of fair or reasonable alternatives available to one of the parties. If there is a significant power imbalance, parties to a relationship should

It can be a distressing experience for the victims of family violence to cross-examine, or be cross-examined by, their violent former partner in family law proceedings. The Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Cross-examination of Parties) Bill 2017 purports to address this concern by allowing self-represented litigants to ask and

In a move to assist family law dispute resolution, Attorney-General George Brandis on behalf of the federal government has announced on Friday a $9.87 million funding package.

We are often contacted by parents and members of the community querying whether they should inform the Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services over concerns about a child’s welfare.