Protecting Your Business in the Event of a Relationship Breakdown or Divorce
Our Director, Emma Maxwell, has a special interest in working with small business owners and protecting their business in the event of a relationship breakdown or divorce. As a small business owner, Emma understands just how much our businesses can feel like a part of us, and why it may be important to ensure that […]
How is a property settlement calculated in a divorce?
If you separate from your spouse or de facto partner in Australia, there are four main ways property can be worked out between you. One: Private Agreement (or, no, please don’t do this): The first way, is that the parties simply come to an agreement between them, split the property and go their separate […]
Affidavits 101: How to write a good Affidavit for Family Court
Welcome to Affidavits 101 – our first post in a series designed to help you prepare the best evidence you can in your family law case. Firstly, what is an Affidavit? An Affidavit is a written statement prepared by either a party to the proceedings or a witness (such as a friend or family member […]
What’s Love Got to Do with It?
The simple answer is – no, not in Australia it doesn’t. This is a question that family lawyers find themselves answering a lot. Unfortunately or fortunately, depending on your viewpoint, adultery or cheating doesn’t make a difference to how the Court deals with family law matters. In relation to divorce, Australia has had what is […]
Who gets the dog?
Unfortunately, in Australia, the Family Law Act treats pets as property – so there is a chance you fur baby will be treated just like a car or your Great Aunt Mary’s dining table if you separate and the Court has to decide. So, if you can keep Fido out of Court proceedings that might […]