By Anita Petrovic. Mediation is a key feature at almost every stage of the family law process. Accompanying the changes that occurred in the court system in September 2021 merging the Federal Circuit Court and the Family Court of Australia to form the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia was [...]
By Anita Petrovic. More often than not, when couples enter committed relationships, they don't think about the consequences for them financially of separating from their spouse. It may not be sunshine and roses forever, and it is important to have a contingency plan in place. Financial agreements (colloquially known by their [...]
Family law is a complex and sensitive area of the law which deals with various legal matters related to family relationships, including marriage and separation, divorce, parenting arrangements, property settlement, adoption and child support. Whether you are going through a divorce, negotiating a property settlement or parenting arrangements for your children, [...]
By Anita Petrovic. True love may not always last forever. Just because you enter a de facto relationship or marriage with someone does not mean they are automatically entitled to half or even a portion of what you own. In all property matters, the Court undertakes a four step process to [...]
In urgent situations, you can ask the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia to make an urgent Order, and in extremely urgent circumstances, you can even request that your application be heard ex parte. This means that the Court will deal with the matter immediately and without notice to the [...]
Family law property settlement disputes can be long and arduous at the best of times, particularly when it comes to providing financial documents and complying with the duty of disclosure. The duty of disclosure requires that all parties to a family law dispute must provide to each other all information relevant [...]
The distribution of assets in Family Law Property Settlement proceedings There is no presumption in the Family Law Act that joint assets must be divided equally between separated parties to a marriage or defacto relationship. Every separating couple has their own unique circumstances and any final division of assets determined by [...]
The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia announced this week the launch of their new pilot program, the Court Facility Dog Program. Running exclusively (for now, hopefully!) in the Melbourne Registry the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia have on loan Court Dog Lucy and her expert handler from [...]
All too often we hear of separating couples wanting to bypass the need to involve lawyers in a property settlement. Instead, couples will often reach their own agreement with their spouse informally and believe that this finalises their financial relationship. While we absolutely encourage separating couples to reach their own agreement, [...]
When you become involved Family Law proceedings and start to attend Court and engage in discussions with your Solicitor, there are many words that will be "thrown around" that you haven’t heard before. Here at Tiyce & Lawyers we do our best to communicate with our clients in plain English and, [...]