When a marriage falls apart, you will hear people talking about a couple having divorced’. Sometimes, people refer to divorced people as ‘separated’. The truth is that under Australian law, being ‘divorced’ or ‘separated’
We don’t have an instant divorce system in Australia and before lodging and being granted a final divorce, there are a number of requirements that need to be met. The divorce process is the
What is spousal maintenance? Spousal and de facto maintenance is a provision of the Family Law Act (1975), which allows you to file for financial support from your spouse or former spouse. This typically
When it comes to the division of property - every family law matter is unique. There is no one size fits all approach and our clients are often surprised when we tell them there
Step 1 – call your Divorce Lawyer! Step 2 – if you can’t do the above that is perfectly ok, we encourage you to read on. There are a number of steps and requirements
There are always lots of divorce and family law myths floating around out there and we often come across clients who get caught up believing or not believing them. As the law changes regularly,
Whilst most divorce settlements involve splitting assets like houses, shares and superannuation, what happens with frequent flyer points? With the rise and rise of customer loyalty programs, it is common for frequent travellers to have
It is commonly thought assets in divorce settlements are split 50/50 and we all have that friend or family member who is a pseudo family law expert swearing this is correct right? Well, this