Family law: April 2024

Reporting and analysis of recent family law decisions. By CRAIG NICOL and KELEIGH ROBINSON  

Family law: March 2024

Reporting and analysis of recent family law decisions. By CRAIG NICOL and KELEIGH ROBINSON  

Family Law Act reforms: An important moment for ICLs

Changes to the Family Law Act will come into effect on 5 May 2024. There’s a new mandatory requirement for independent children’s lawyers to meet…

Family law: February 2024

Reporting and analysis of recent family law decisions. By CRAIG NICOL and KELEIGH ROBINSON  

Is it safe enough? Changes to the Family Law Act

A critical analysis of the significant reforms intended to help simplify a complex family law system.

Corporate structures and complications in family law settlements

When dealing with family law settlements, practitioners should obtain expert advice on corporate structuring and how to divide property in a tax effective manner.

Family law: December 2023

Reporting and analysis of recent family law decisions. By CRAIG NICOL and KELEIGH ROBINSON  

Busting the trust: Property under section 79 Family Law Act

It is uncertain when a court will find a spouse’s bare rights under a discretionary trust are capable of constituting property under s 79.

Family law: November 2023

Reporting and analysis of recent family law decisions. By CRAIG NICOL and KELEIGH ROBINSON  

Specialist Indigenous List to help families navigate the family law system

Commencement of a Specialist Indigenous List in Newcastle aims to enhance access to the Courts for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander litigants in the region,…