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Today marks the first day that same sex couples can legally marry in Australia (hooray!).

Accordingly to recent news articles, UK lawyers are calling January 8 ‘Divorce Day’ because of the spike in couples starting legal proceedings on that day to end their marriages.

Reaching an agreement between yourselves about the care arrangements in place for your children after separating is the best way to have an arrangement in place.

In a much-anticipated Judgment, the Full Court of the Family Court recently delivered a decision that means children with Gender Dysphoria seeking to undergo hormone treatment are no longer required to obtain prior Court authorisation. Treatment for Gender Dysphoria is administered in two stages for children. Stage 1 treatment uses...

Gold Creek Country Club Golf Course 23 November, 2017 What a glorious day for our Charity Golf Day and what a worthy cause to be playing for. This year we chose Karinya House to be the recipient of all funds raised on the day. Karinya House is a local Canberra...

I am currently at a cross-road in life where my friendship groups are at differing stages of their lives. Some friends are spending Tuesday – Sunday at the local pub, some are battling with nappies and baby bottles, others are travelling Europe…whilst another friend is in the midst of wedding...

On Wednesday the Australian Bureau of Statistics released the results of the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey. The results were 61.6% yes and 38.4% no. This means that we can now expect the Marriage Act 1961 to be amended to provide for same-sex marriage. You may recall one of our...

Many people own property which, if sold, will realise a capital gain which is taxable. In family law matters that is usually an investment property bought by the parties during their relationship or shares they own either personally or in a Self-Managed Super Fund. Their property settlement may result in...

Breaking up is hard to do. On top of the emotional impact, there are practical ramifications as well. When there’s a separation or divorce, debts you’ve accrued during the relationship, unfortunately, don’t go away. The longer a couple is together, the harder it can be to unravel all the financial...

When a marriage or de facto relationship breaks down, a property settlement should be determined (either by agreement or as a result of a Court decision). The first question to be answered before assets can be divided is “what are our assets?”. The answer can be more or less complex...

A Canberra Times article published on 11 October 2017 reads ‘Unsent text message with a smiley face counted as a valid will, court rules’ reminds us that even if you have a ‘valid Will’, it can still be challenged. The Queensland Supreme Court found that an unsent text message on the...

After receiving recognition for our Wills and Estate Team last month, we are proud to announce that our Family Law Team has also been acknowledged by the esteemed Doyles Guide. Our Canberra Family Law Team, as well as 5 of our Canberra Directors, have been recognised by Doyles Guide in...