All publications relating to ‘property settlement’
Priority Notices: Prudent or Impractical?
With the deadline for mandatory e‑conveyancing fast approaching, conveyancing in New South Wales has unequivocally entered the digital age. And while the change from ‘paper’ conveyancing to online platforms gives practitioners the opportunity to streamline their services and potentially pass on costs savings to clients, it also creates new potential problems…
‘Tis the season: a word about gifts in your family law property settlement
It’s the time of year where most of us are busily engaged in buying last-minute gifts for our friends and loved ones, looking for that perfect gift. For some of us, that will involve very generous gifts to our family members, perhaps of money for a house deposit, a car, a lovely piece of…
Death and family law property proceedings
If you and your former partner are unable to agree to the terms of a property settlement, one of you will have to apply to the court for property settlement orders. Litigating family law proceedings can be a lengthy exercise, but what happens if proceedings have been commenced and then a party to…
I’m broke, baby: bankruptcy and the right to litigate family law proceedings
It is not uncommon for you and your former partner to find yourself in tight financial circumstances following separation. You, or your partner, may well feel like you are broke. But what happens when things go beyond being broke? The recent Family Court decision of Sloan & Sloan looks at how proceedings…
Domestic violence in financial cases in the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court of Australia
The Family Law Act 1975 established the ‘no fault’ divorce principle. This means that, unlike in some other jurisdictions, to establish grounds for divorce, courts do not have to consider which partner is to blame for the breakdown of a marriage. Where domestic violence can be a factor establishing ‘fault’ as grounds…