divorce

  The legal process for a divorce explained when you have no idea where your estranged husband or wife might be. To some people it seems slightly strange that you might not know where your husband or wife is, but it happens more often than many people would think. Often...

  Duty of disclosure Separating couples have a “duty of disclosure” from the date of separation until the finalisation of their property settlement. Duty of disclosure means that all parties to a family law dispute, regardless if the matter is in Court or not, must disclose to each other all...

  Do half of marriages really end in divorce? Following the introduction of the Family Law Act 1975 which came into effect in January 1976 and allowed couples to divorce without alleging or proving fault, divorces in Australia rose to approximately 4.6 per 1,000 residents. The divorce rate has progressively...

When you are overwhelmed with love (and champagne), it’s common to make rash and sometimes irresponsible decisions. We look back on the top six shortest celebrity marriages, because in the end, as the Beatles sang, money can’t buy you love!   Jean Acker and Rudolph Valentino – 6 hours In...

When married couples separate, the Family Law Act 1975 sets out their rights and obligations as to financial matters. The legislation tells us the steps involved in dividing property between the separated married couple. The first step in any property settlement is determining the asset pool, so that the assets,...