Part 1 of our 2 part series on legally binding de facto and matrimonial property matters:- Considering Consent Orders You need a Court Order or Binding Financial Agreement to have a legally effective property settlement. It is important to formalise [...]
You spend a lot of money to celebrate a marriage, and now some people are spending a bit more celebrating the end of their marriage. While divorce may be the best answer for everyone in the family, some of our [...]
The recent 60 Minutes documentary about the Vincenti children highlights the importance of understanding what “parental responsibility” means and your rights and obligations when you share parental responsibility with the other parent, particularly in relation to international travel and/or relocation [...]
It is not unusual for one spouse to take the other spouse’s surname after marriage. In Queensland, after you marry, you do not necessarily need to go through the official name change process. Rather, you can use your registered marriage [...]
There was a report in the press recently about a young man dying and his wife inheriting the whole of his estate under the terms of his will. Nothing remarkable there? Well, there was actually because the young man had [...]
