Relocating with children after separation usually needs agreement or a court order. How courts weigh relocation cases and the mistakes that decide them.
Moving Away With the Children After Separation: What the Law Actually Says Read More »
Australia’s version of the prenup is the binding financial agreement. What BFAs can protect, the strict formalities, and when consent orders beat them.
Prenups in Australia: How Binding Financial Agreements Really Work Read More »
The family business goes into the property pool, but it rarely has to be destroyed. The three usual outcomes, how valuation fights work, and trust structures.
What Happens to the Family Business in a Divorce? Read More »
Spousal maintenance is not automatic but it is real. The two-limb test, what courts consider, time limits and how it interacts with your property settlement.
Spousal Maintenance in Australia: Who Pays, How Much and for How Long Read More »
Super is often the second biggest asset in a separation and the most overlooked. How splitting, valuation and formalising actually work in Australia.
Superannuation Splitting in Divorce and Separation: How It Actually Works Read More »
Changing the locks on a jointly owned home is rarely lawful on its own. How exclusive occupation actually works, including urgent options where there is violence.
Can I Change the Locks? Who Stays in the House After Separation Read More »
De facto partners in NSW can make the same property claims as married couples. The two-year rule, the thresholds and the deadline most people miss.
We Never Married: Can My Ex Still Claim My House? De Facto Rights in NSW Read More »
Both names on the mortgage means both stay liable after separation. How to handle repayments, redraw risks, hardship options and how payments count later.
Who Pays the Mortgage After Separation? Your Obligations and Your Options Read More »
Inheritances are not automatically split or protected in Australian family law. How timing, use and the size of the pool decide what happens to yours.
Is My Inheritance Part of the Property Pool? How Australian Courts Treat It Read More »
Hiding assets in a property settlement breaches the legal duty of disclosure and can amount to financial abuse. The tools lawyers use to find hidden money.
I Think My Ex Is Hiding Money: What You Can Do About It Read More »