The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia issued a new protocol in the last few days. Court users will now be able to attend a Court Registry for a hearing or other Court event in person if a judicial officer has directed that event to occur in person. All users [...]
The Premier recently announced a way forward for the lifting of stay at home orders which means a return to the office! While we have managed client matters and Court processes digitally, there really is no substitute for face to face human contact, including for the development and advancement of [...]
Tiyce & Lawyers is a well known reputable family law firm located on the edge of Sydney's CBD in Darlinghurst. We are committed to delivering exceptional services, supporting our clients and staff and continually achieving positive outcomes. The Role An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Senior Associate to join our [...]
Contravention Applications in Family Law proceedings are quite rare; some might say they are a waste of time and money. A Contravention Application does not seek necessarily to ensure compliance with an Order but rather to punish a parent for breaching an Order. Traditionally this was considered as a person with whom [...]
One of our Associates, Caitlin Lloyd is leaving us to take up an amazing opportunity as a Deputy Registrar with the Family Court. We all wish Caitlin the very best and look forward to catching up including at Court once we are allowed back! Of course this also means an [...]
The signing of a Will by a person (testator) and the witnessing of that Will have always been an important part of ensuring the validity of a Will. The solicitor who drafted the will must verify the testator’s identity and ensure that anyone witnessing the will is not a beneficiary [...]
The National Contravention List will be introduced on 1 September 2021 to address the expectation that all parties will comply with the Orders of that Court and that alleged breaches of the Court Orders will be taken seriously and will be dealt with quickly. The key objectives in the National [...]
Changes to the Family Law Act are proposed to include an overarching purpose to facilitate the just resolution of disputes: according to law; as quickly, inexpensively and efficiently as possible. What does this mean? We don’t really know yet. What it includes among another things are – “Efficient use of judicial and administrative [...]
A Child Dispute Conference, commonly referred to as a 'CDC', is a meeting with a family consultant in family law matters. Typically the conference is ordered by the Court and includes only the parties (children and lawyers are not usually included). The conference gives the Court a preliminary understanding of [...]
On 4 April 2019, Jeff Bezos divorced Mackenzie Tuttle making her the fourth richest woman in the world, paying out approximately $50 billion. On 20 July 2021, Bezos left this planet with his brother and two friends. A divorce where you receive billions of dollars and your ex is launched [...]