Family Law Act

Coercive Control

On 1 August 2023, the Domestic and Family Violence Protection (Combating Coercive Control) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 came into effect. It makes major changes to the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 (“the Act”) and empowers the [...]

2023-08-18T13:31:30+10:00August 18th, 2023|

14 years and $40,000,000 later – the most expensive divorce in Australia has finally concluded!

The Family Court of Australia has finally ended Australia’s most expensive divorce. The case of Strahan & Strahan is exhausting. The parties’ married in 1994 and separated in January 2005. They divorced in 2006. Shortly after separation in 2005, the [...]

2020-07-14T11:07:27+10:00April 12th, 2019|

Valuation Disputes

One of the first steps in determining how property  should be divided is to identify and value the assets of the parties. Preferably parties are able to agree on the value of assets and no formal valuations are required. When [...]

2024-02-16T15:36:19+10:00April 24th, 2018|
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