Estate and family law planning for the ‘great wealth transfer’

Lawyers are seeing an unprecedented demand from clients for wealth protection plans to ensure their legacy is carried out upon death.Snapshot Wealth protection in romantic…

Family law: April 2024

Reporting and analysis of recent family law decisions. By CRAIG NICOL and KELEIGH ROBINSON  Key decisions Henschel & Sartre (No. 3) [2023] FedCFamC1F Snow &…

Family law: March 2024

Reporting and analysis of recent family law decisions. By CRAIG NICOL and KELEIGH ROBINSON  Key decisions Zao & Lee [2023] FedCFamC1A 232 Qin & Donato…

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  Key decisions Edinger & Duy [2023] FedCFamC1A 194 Akbar & Gandega…

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.Snapshot Significant changes to the Family Law Act 1975 will…

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.Snapshot Family…

Family law: December 2023

Reporting and analysis of recent family law decisions. By CRAIG NICOL and KELEIGH ROBINSON  Key decisions Saklani & Valder [2023] FedCFamC1A 163 MacKinnon & Talbot [2023]…

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.Snapshot Since…

Family law: November 2023

Reporting and analysis of recent family law decisions. By CRAIG NICOL and KELEIGH ROBINSON  Key decisions Daily (No 2) [2023] FedCFamC1A 122 Vedders & Gittens…