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My partner has told me they want a separation – What do I do next?
Objecting to Subpoenas in Family Law matters 
New AML/CTF Reforms: What Clients and Law Firms Need to Know
Why Hiring a Family Lawyer in Melbourne Can Protect Your Legal Rights
Family Law Property Settlement – Key Factors Courts Consider in Asset Division
How to Choose the Right Family Law Firm in Melbourne 
Common Mistakes in Wills and Estate Planning – And How Lawyers Help You Avoid Them
I have separated, and have a new partner. Can I change my child’s surname?
Who Gets to Keep the Family Dog? Navigating Pet Ownership in Separation
The Bank of Mum and Dad: Is It a Gift or a Loan in Family Law?
How to Protect Yourself When Parents Help Financially: Practical Steps & the Role of Prenups
The Changes to Residential Aged Care Payments
What Does A Family Lawyer Do?
How often do fathers get 50/50 custody in Australia?
What Fathers Need to Know About Rights in Australia
Legal Separation vs Divorce: Australia
Automatic Divorce After Long Separation Australia – What You Need to Know
How Long After A Divorce Can You Remarry in Australia?
First Home Guarantee Scheme
What To Do Before Buying a Property at Auction?
De Facto Relationship Break Up Entitlements: What You Need To Know
How To Protect Superannuation In Divorce Or Separation
Creating Child Custody Arrangements After a Relationship Ends
How To Get A Divorce In Australia?
What Is A Prenup? An Introduction To Prenuptial Agreements in Australia
De Facto Relationships In Australia: Do Legal Rights Apply After 6 Months?
What is my Wife Entitled to in a Divorce in Australia?
Foreign Resident Capital Gains Withholding Rule Changes
A Guide to Applying for a Family Violence Intervention Order (IVO) In Victoria
Binding Financial Agreement vs Consent Orders
What Are Consent Orders In Family Law?
The Complete Guide to Applying for Custody of a Child in Australia
Protecting Assets in a Divorce Or De Facto Separation
Estate Planning After a Divorce: 4 Essential Tips
What is Parental Alienation in Family Law?
Temporary off-the-plan duty concession
Domestic and Family Violence & Family Law: Know Your Rights in Victoria
Creating Parenting Plans As Newly Separated Parents 
What is estate planning, and how can it help me protect my children’s inheritance?
Important Considerations If You Are Going Through Separation
Do You Need A Family Lawyer When Separating?
Changing A Child’s Name In Family Law
What Constitutes Disentitling Conduct In Wills & Estates?
How To Successfully Navigate Separation & Divorce
Key Changes to Land Tax in Victoria in 2024
Understanding the Legal Aspects of Surrogacy
Estate Planning for Blended Families Legal Considerations
Parental Alienation – Recognising and Addressing the Signs
Same-Sex Relationships and Family Law in Victoria
Digital Estate Planning Victoria: Safeguarding Online Assets
Victorian Government Homebuyer Fund
Windfall Gains Tax
What Are the Benefits of Out-of-Court Family Law Settlements
Joint Tenancy & Tenants in Common – What is the difference?
How to Take Care of Yourself After Marriage Breakdown
At What Age Can A Child Choose Which Parent To Live With?
Navigating Parenting Arrangement Disputes
What happens if I die without a Will?
Financial Agreements
Tips for managing high-conflict co-parenting
Why do I need a Power of Attorney?
Why make a Will?
What is a prenuptial agreement and should I consider one?
When can a parent withhold a child from the other parent?
If you are a parent and your child has been taken by your ex
What is the Duty of Disclosure?
The impact of same sex marriage reforms on Wills
How to Apply for Divorce in Australia
Free resources to help you navigate separation
What is a Family Law Financial Agreement?
Separated parents and children at Christmas
Transferring/Gifting Property or Money to Family Members
Some useful information about Wills
What can you do to help eliminate violence against women?
Disagree on arrangements for children over Christmas break?
What is a Joint Application for Divorce?
Leaving little or uneven money to your children in your will
What are my rights when separating from my husband?
What is a separation agreement and when do I need one?
My partner has been diagnosed with a terminal illness
What to do before buying a property at auction
What Is Spousal Maintenance?
Partner Hiding Assets From Your Property Settlement?
Cashflow for a Surviving Spouse
10 Signs That You Are In An Abusive Relationship
What to do if your child refuses to see you after separation
What happens to my inheritance if my partner and I separate?
The Importance of having a Legal Property Settlement
Can I change my child’s surname after relationship breakdown
How Does Changing My Marital Status Affect My Will?
3 Interesting Property Cases Decided By The Family Courts
Can I get my marriage annulled (instead of divorced)?
Are you happy with your negotiated property settlement?
What to do if you’ve been asked to be an executor of a Will?
Has your spouse refused to negotiate property settlement?
5 Ways To Make Separating From Your Partner Easier
What questions should I ask my family lawyer?
Widow’s Claim for More from Estate Fails
What to do when you disagree who gets an asset on separation
What happens with a Self-Managed Super Fund on Separation?
How to assess/calculate future needs when dividing assets
Are assets divided 50/50 when a relationship breaks down?
When should a child’s time with a parent be suspended?
What if my ex doesn’t comply with agreed child arrangements?
What happens if you want to relocate with the children
5 ways to get Agreement on Parenting matters
Managing finances when you first separate from your partner
Who should move out when a relationship breaks down?
How does Child Support work?
Why getting legal advice before you separate is a good idea
How to (safely) leave your partner
Ensuring the swimming pool and spa is certified
Can my partner and I apply for a Divorce together
Negotiating Property Settlement – Webinar
Agreeing On Parenting Arrangements – Webinar
Separating from your partner – Webinar
Related Parties Transfer
I have been left some money/property in a Will.
Should you set up a joint bank account and share finances?
Spouses Ignore Obligations Under Power of Attorney Documents
What to do if you have been unfairly left out of a Will
Some New (Legal) Year Resolutions
Dame Leonie’s Promise Gives Away The Farm
Is Your Property Agreement Legally Binding?
Merry (or will it be a violent?) Christmas
No Body’s Business: Who Owns Your Body?
Agreeing on who gets the kids on Christmas Day
When is a Pre-Nuptial Agreement Needed?
What factors influence my share of assets when we separate?
When parents disagree about vaccinations for their children
Save it for Bunnings: Why DIY is not a good idea with Wills
Changing child custody arrangements for school holidays
10 Things To Know About Applying For A Divorce
Protecting children from child abuse and family violence
Providing for Adult Children in Wills
Appointing an estate agent to sell your property
Parenting Arrangements and COVID-19
If I got married overseas, can I get divorced in Australia?
Minimising Tax on Super When You Die
Who gets the pets when separating?
5 Things That Can Go Wrong When Buying A Property
What is a Family Report?
How is super treated when dividing assets after separation?
Binding Child Support Agreements – Almost Always Binding
Family Arbitration
Private Child Support Agreements, when, why, how?
Barrister-led Mediations
Family Dispute Resolution. Why? When? How?
Updating your will if your child separates from partner
What is Collaborative Law?
Selling the family home following separation
Do my children have to visit my ex-partner’s place?
A New Court Initiative to help settle Parenting Cases
Why you need your own solicitor when negotiating separation
How to divide assets when separating (part 2)
How to divide assets when separating (part 1)
How does Family Dispute Resolution work?
How do I choose the best family lawyer for me?
Appointed Executor? Here’s What You Need To Do
How to create a parenting plan on separation
Deciding whether to leave your relationship
Government Incentives and Stamp Duty Discounts
How to get Divorced in Australia?
How to Challenge A Will
Obtaining a Family Violence Intervention Order
Fighting an intervention order
10 questions about children when parents are separating
Dealing with Family Violence at Christmas
10 Things Not To Do If You Are Leaving Your Partner
Do I need a family lawyer when separating from my partner?
Separating from your defacto partner
Separating from your partner when you work together
How much does a divorce cost?
How to plan living arrangements when you first separate
How can I leave my husband when I have no money?
What to do if separating from your husband, wife or partner
A Handy Pre-separation Checklist
A Helpful Guide To Wills And Estates
Overseas Holidays & Family Law
Problems in Trying to Re-Open Parenting Cases in Family Law
The Use of Experts in Property Matters
Case Study | Property Case in a Short Relationship
Be Careful About Going to Court to Enforce Parenting Orders
Our Doors Are Open Again!
Separation | Overseas Relocation With Children
Case Study | Self-Represented Litigants
Relocation With Children in Separation
The Importance of Going To Mediation
Loans & Gifts in Family Law Cases
Property Settlements In Short defacto Relationships
Everyone’s safety and security are our priority
What is an Enduring Power of Attorney and why do I need one?
Can I include overseas assets in my Will?
New Federal Circuit Court Proceedings for Family Law
Dispute over funeral plan; Who has the final say?
What happens if I’m served an intervention order?
Wills & Estates | Digital assets in your will
What is parental alienation?
WILLS & ESTATES | HOW TO DEAL WITH PETS IN A WILL
Things to consider when drafting your Will
Assets Received in Family Law Property Settlement
The important questions to ask before you write your Will
Case Study – The importance of the residue clause
Family Law – When it’s OK (and not OK) to be “on the record”
Can I leave money and assets to a charity in my Will?
Challenges to Wills – Court is not the only way
What happens to my superannuation in a separation?
Who can challenge my Will?
People getting into trouble in Court
Who should I appoint to be my Executor?
Why do I need a Prenuptial Agreement?
Appointing your Medical Treatment Decision Maker
My Partner has been Violent Towards Me, what can I do?
Is there any difference who issues Court Proceedings First?
Sustainability September
The Purpose of Probate
International Relocation of Children
‘Grotesquely Unreasonable’ Trustee Decision
Need to change your Will?
Received an Inheritance After a Relationship Ended?
Does Separation “Freeze” your Matrimonial Asset Pool?
A Useful Guide To The Legal Side Of Buying & Selling
A Helpful Guide to Testamentary Trusts
Harmful Home-Made Wills
PARENTING – IT’S A FREE COUNTRY – ISN’T IT?
Family Violence Safety Notices
Can you leave a gift to charity in your Will?
Verification of Identity | Why is it so important?
Does my former partner have to pay me maintenance?
Adult Child Maintenance
A Beginner’s Guide to Section 75(2) of the Family Law Act
Decided to Divorce?
The difference between a Divorce and a Property Settlement
Common Inheritance Mistakes – Part 3
Prenuptial Agreements – a Case Study
The impact of the Banking Royal Commission on Family Law
Do I keep the House that I bought into our Relationship?
Common Inheritance Mistakes Part 2
Can my Will be Contested After I Die?
Mythbusting about defacto relationships and family law
Self-Managed Super Funds & Incapacity – Part Two
What happens when parents refuse to follow Parenting Orders
What happens if you die without a Will?
Be careful about prenuptial and binding financial agreements
What happens after your initial appointment?
Lawyer or Conveyancer? Who should handle your conveyancing?
Guide to being an Executor
Gifts to Children & Avoiding Problems with Your Estate
The importance of financial disclosure in Family Law matters
Reasons to Formalise your Family Law Property Settlement
Conveyancers Beware: You Now Have to Collect GST
What happens to your Digital Assets when you die?
Common Inheritance Mistakes – Part 1
Using secret recordings as evidence in family law cases
Where there’s a Will, there’s a way!
Melbourne property prices continue to soar
Disclosure of Sensitive Material in Family Law Matters
Buying a House – Importance of finance condition
What is an Executor?
New compliance burdens for conveyancers
Splitting financial assets on separation
Self-Managed Super Funds & Incapacity – Part One
Considering buying at Auction?
What needs to be done to prevent family violence
Guardianship & Administration Orders
Using Super to Purchase Real Estate
The Brady Bunch – Can Step Families Really Work?
Successful Will Challenge Allows Purchase of $250,000 Guitar
Take control of your Super
Looking after the children’s best interests when separating
A Guide to Testamentary Trusts
After Separation – Who Stays In The House?
The Disappearing Inheritance: a quick guide to Ademption
What is Conveyancing?
Life Interests in Wills & Retirement Accommodation
Does being married make a difference to property settlement?
New verification of identify requirements for clients
Binding Death Benefit Nominations vs Reversionary Pensions
Children’s Views in Parenting Cases
Accessing the deposit prior to property settlement
Risks associated with postponing Family Law settlements
Who controls a self managed fund on the death of a member?
Victoria’s Powers of Attorney Act 2014
What fittings & fixtures are included in a Contract of Sale?
Using social media during family law disputes
Enduring Powers of Attorney

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