The closing date for Applications in the Family Court of Australia in relation to parenting matters, to be heard before the Christmas break, has now passed. Applications may still be brought in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, but unless [...]
Discussing Fields & Smith [2015] FamCAFC 57 The recent decision of the Full Court of the Family Court in the case of Fields & Smith has overturned the decision at trial that a husband’s ‘special’ skills warranted an adjustment of the assets of the [...]
Property adjustment proceedings – Husband’s mother’s Will altered The recently upheld appeal of GAU v GAV [2014] QCA 308 shines the spotlight on an incapacitated testator’s Will being changed, despite the effect a change may have on property adjustment proceedings in a [...]
The Family Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court of Australia have now launched their official YouTube channels. The YouTube channels provide information and videos to help people with some aspects of Court procedure. If you intend on filing [...]
