The primary legal requirement for each party in a property settlement is ‘full and frank disclosure”. When it doesn’t happen in an instance where Consent Orders are filed between the parties, the Family Court has the power to set aside the Order and make a new one. In a recent case, the husband was found… Read More
Venting on Facebook… We’ve all done it, right? After separation is not the time to turn to Facebook to vent your frustrations – it can result in terrible consequences. It is not unusual for Affidavits filed in Family Law proceedings to have pages worth of Facebook posts annexed to them to be included as evidence…. Read More
In a property settlement dispute the Court considers the contributions made by each party to the relationship, namely: Financial contributions; Non-financial contributions; and Contributions towards the welfare of the family and the home. In the past, the Court viewed homemaker and parenting contributions as being of lesser value to the financial contributions of the breadwinner…. Read More
The 2015/2016 Government Budget proposes two key measures, namely: Formation of a single administrative body. This will be achieved by merging the administrative functions of the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court of Australia with the Federal Court of Australia from 1 July 2016. This will allow each court to continue to function independently in… Read More
Legal jargon can be confusing. At East Coast Family Lawyers we aim to use ‘plain English’ with our clients, but there is certain terminology used by the Courts that can leave you wondering what it all means. Here are some of the most commonly used terms in Family Law, and what they mean: Affidavit – A… Read More