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This week is Harmony Week in Australia! As one of the world's most successful multicultural countries, Harmony Week helps celebrate Australia's diversity. This week is about celebrating diversity, inclusiveness, respect and belonging for all Australians. Did you know that in Australia, approximately 17.5% of Australians are of Asian descent and another 3.3% of Australians identify as Indigenous?

Haydn passed away peacefully, 9.02.2023. Haydn was an amazing human, he showed empathy, concern for others and always strived to do the right thing. He will be missed greatly by everyone at FGD and our thoughts are with Rehana, Xavier and his family at this devastating time.

On behalf of everyone at FGD, Happy Valentine's Day! This Valentine's Day we wanted to remind you that FGD would relish in helping you out of any pickles or jams you find yourself in. We are pleased to be partnering with Cornersmith who echo our commitment to innovation and Going Green.

The family law team at Farrar Gesini Dunn is proud to announce that Nicholas Smith and Anastasios Keramianakis have been featured in the Doyle’s Guide Rising Stars category for 2023. Congratulations Nick and Tassi!

Following separation, it’s common for parents to think in terms of what they’re entitled to when it comes to sharing custody of the kids. While the world has come a long way in equalising parental responsibilities between men and women, the way this question normally materialises is whether dads have equal rights to mums.

In most cases “separation” occurs when one person moves out of the family home. Usually the person who moves out doesn’t expect it to be the last time they ever set foot in the place they called home. But often it is when a family violence order is in place....

Ahead of our FGD Charity Golf Day last Thursday, the rain forecast was looking grim. All of us at FGD had our fingers and toes crossed for a beautiful day, and for the second year in a row, our wish was granted! This year we continued to support Karinya House...

We are often asked the question, “Why make a Will when it can just be challenged anyway? It seems like courts do not uphold a person’s wishes even if there is a Will, so why bother?” You should definitely make a Will for many reasons. Most importantly, so that your...

We have been so thrilled to welcome the Hamish Cummings Family Lawyers team into the FGD family. We officially welcomed them by hosting a celebration in our FGD Sydney office. We shared bubbles and nibbles and toasted to Kate Kensell & Julie Nessworthy joining the directorship. They have been such...

After endless lockdowns, mask wearing, working from home and the other fun aspects of Covid-19, the Family Law Section 19th Family Law Conference had finally arrived on 14 August 2022. Only 4 rescheduled dates later, we finally arrived! A number of our FGD staff from the Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney...

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...

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...