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Who Pays the Mortgage, Bills and Other Expenses After Separation?
One of the biggest considerations when parties separate is who will pay the mortgage and other expenses in the intervening period before parties reach an agreement. Generally, these expenses don’t stop when two people separate- and parties to a relationship which has broken down often see a drastic increase in...
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ACT Law Firm of the Year Finalists 2022
Farrar Gesini Dunn are pleased and excited to announce that we are finalists in the ACT Law Society’s 2022 ACT Law Firm of the Year. The ACT Firm of the Year recognises the efforts of local firms in contributing to access to justice, to innovative legal technology, to a healthy...
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FGD X ANU Moot
The ANU Family Law Course ran over the winter break. FGD were pleased to partner with ANU to assist students with understanding how litigation works from a family law perspective. To begin FGD Director and ANU Alum, Haydn Marsh, presented a workshop to the students on advocacy. He taught the...
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Will A Family Trust Protect Assets In A Divorce Property Settlement?
Are trust assets up for grabs when it comes to family law property settlements? It has long been established that the answer to this question depends on the facts and circumstances of each case. The outcome of a leading High Court case in 2008 (Kennon v Spry [2008] HCA 56)...
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FGD Welcomes Julie Nessworthy and Kate Kensell from Hamish Cumming Family Lawyers
From 1 July 2022, Hamish Cumming Family Lawyers will be joining the Farrar Gesini Dunn team at their Sydney office located at 2 Bligh Street Sydney. We are excited about this next chapter and the benefits this will provide all of our clients. Kate Kensell and Julie Nessworthy have made...
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How to Help a Friend or Family Member Going Through Separation or Divorce – 6 Tips to Be a Super Support Person
We all know someone who has been through a separation, many of us have experienced it ourselves. Separation from a significant partner can be lifechanging. It is an incredibly challenging period and comes with strong emotions, grief and loss, fear, worry, never ending questions and, often, conflict with the ex-partner....
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Our Pledge – LGBTIQ Domestic Violence
A staggering 1 in 2 LGBTIQ people will experience Domestic or Family Violence in their lifetime. Studies have shown that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex and Queer (LGBTIQ) people are not only more likely to experience family violence, but less likely to recognise, report and receive appropriate support in response....
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LGBTIQ Legal Service
FGD are proud to announce, we are launching an LGBTIQ Legal Service. Recurrent enquiries into Australia’s family law system have found glaring issues with respect to the recognition of evolving LGBTIQ issues and access to justice for LGBTIQ identifying people. One of the key concerns is that the Family Law...
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Relocation and Interim Relocation with Children in Australia
You’re going through a separation and want to move interstate with your kids. If you’ve commenced Court proceedings to work things out with your ex this is usually called a relocation case. If you’re thinking about relocating with children you should obtain specialist legal advice.
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FGD Cairns Conference
At FGD, our purpose is to represent and empower people with compassion and innovation. It is important for us to reflect on our purpose to create new ways to show up for our people, clients and community. This focus on reflection was the key driver of the firm’s most recent conference in Cairns.
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Considering Separating? Just Separated? What do you need to ask your family lawyer?
It is natural to think that some of the first questions you should ask your family lawyer are: What does the law say should happen in relation to my children? What does the law say should happen in relation to our property and finances?
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FGD Valentine’s Day 2022
With close to a million viewers every episode over 9 seasons, Married at First Sight (MAFS) has made its way into households across the nation, and in particular quite a few right here in the FGD team (some say viewers, some say fanatics). With MAFS popularity, lockdowns, working from home...
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