by Nadja Khelifi,Family Lawyer Failing to appear in the Federal Circuit Court - What can you do if a parenting order is made in your absence? The Federal Circuit Court of Australia recently handed down a decision setting aside a parenting order made final in the absence of...
by Michael Benedetti, Senior Associate We all find the perfect person, get married (or more modernly, co-habit) and live happily ever after – Right? Unfortunately not! For family lawyers, under the Family Law Act a de facto relationship exists where the persons involved: Divorce and separation amongst couples are almost as common an outcome...
Nearly 1.5 million Australians aged between 25-64 years are currently separated or divorced. It’s a scenario many people are impacted by at some point in their lives and sadly, often on more occasions than one. Unfortunately, the anger and heartache it causes is rarely bared equally...
What’s the first thing that comes to your mind if I say ‘ slip rule ’? No, this is not some personal injury article about a guy slipping on a banana peel at Woolies… The ‘ slip rule’ is actually a commonly known concept across...
by Natasha Orr, Senior Associate Most people would associate imprisonment as a sentence ordered by a criminal court for a serious crime but it’s important to note that the Family Law Courts also have the power to order imprisonment. In the recent property settlement case of Okien & Nhan,...