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In family law property settlement cases the first step is to determine the value of the pool of property owned by the parties. That property may comprise of real estate, businesses, exotic goods and chattels like antiques and motor vehicles. Everything has to be given a “market value.” Since the...

There is a protocol that sets out the division of work between the Federal Circuit Court and Family Court, both of which have jurisdiction to hear and regularly do hear matters under the Family Law Act. One of the types of cases that are determined by the Family Court is...

Recently one of our Directors, Kasey Fox, wrote a blog about some of the benefits of same sex marriage from a family law perspective. Now that the High Court has given the green light for the postal vote, I have set out below 5 additional benefits of same sex marriage...

At Farrar Gesini Dunn, we are proud of our strong reputation as specialists in all the areas of law in which we practice. Although we started as a family law firm, over our 22-year history we have also developed a strong Wills, Estates & Succession Planning practice. We have continued...

Closer to home, the ACT Legislative Assembly will be holding an inquiry into domestic violence later this year. The Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety invites written submissions, from interested organisations and individuals, to its inquiry. The call for submissions closes on Friday 22 September 2017. In its 2016–17...

Marriage Equality in Australia is now a reality. But what benefits have same sex couples gained from this change in the law? Other than the fact that they are finally being treated as equal citizens, there are actually some important legal benefits as well. Here are 5 key benefits for...

Family Law Questions: It is common for one party to accumulate more, or sometimes all, of the superannuation that the parties have at the end of their marriage? Unfortunately it is also common for that party to think that the super is theirs and theirs alone. After all, in their...

Compromise – the give and take in every relationship. Each day couples make decisions, take actions and give concessions to keep their relationship working. However when relationships end, people can become aggrieved at past actions of their ex that they reluctantly agreed to or which they allowed to occur despite...

The danger of DIY Binding Death Benefit Nominations We regularly see clients to discuss their estate planning. This includes discussions about their Will, Enduring Power of Attorney and their superannuation (among other things). Superannuation is often a client’s most significant asset, so they (and we) are particularly concerned to ensure...

On social media this week I found a link to an English judgement where His Honour Mr Peter Jackson (of suit shop fame, in Australia) of the England & Wales Family Court wrote a judgement in the form of a letter to the young person involved in the case of...

After months (or weeks, or days, or years!) of waiting, you have finally got a date for lawyer assisted family law mediation with your partner. We want to give you some insight about what to expect.

No one marries with the plan to divorce down the track (well, very few people). Once you have made a commitment to share your life with someone (til death do you part), divorce is the farthest thing from you mind. But if it comes around (and unfortunately it does) you...