What Happens to the Family Business If We Divorce?
After the breakdown of a marriage, there are a range of separate legal processes that need to be worked through:
Where There’s A Will, There’s a Way to Dispute
In the 2014 Wes Anderson film ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’, the protagonist Gustave H is left a valuable renaissance painting in a codicil to the Will of a wealthy dowager. Much of the plot revolves around a dispute of the Will by the dowager’s family who accuse Gustave of murdering her. But you don’t live […]
Separation or Divorce – What You Should and Should Not Do
When a marriage breaks down it is important to consider how you will deal with this legally. There are several crucial components to permanently ending the relationship, including the separation/divorce itself, ongoing care for children, and financial/property settlements.
A Complete Guide to the National Redress Scheme
The National Redress Scheme (NRS) is a Commonwealth Government initiative which provides a range of support to adult survivors of child sexual abuse. In this Guide we explain:
Executor of a Will – What This Means
Have you been named the executor of a Will? Or, are you preparing your Will and wondering who to appoint as your executor? Here we set out what the role of ‘executor’ really means, what you need to do if you are appointed as the executor, and when it may be useful to seek the […]
Parenting Plans vs Child Support Agreements – What You Need To Know
Parenting plans and child support agreements are two mechanisms available to parents on the breakdown of a marriage or de facto relationship. They allow the parents to set out the child support arrangements, going forward.
Spousal Maintenance Applications – Who Can Apply
On the breakdown of a marriage, it is essential to sort out the financial matters as quickly as possible. Primarily, this means coming to an agreement about how the property of the relationship is to be separated and distributed between the spouses. But it also involves working out whether there should be any ongoing payments […]
Property Settlement After Divorce – What You Need to Know
When a marriage ends, it is important that both spouses (‘the parties’) try to come to an agreement about how their property is to be divided between them. This is known as a ‘property settlement’. Here we set out the rules that apply to property settlement after divorce in Australia, as well as the rules […]
Support for Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse
Child sexual abuse often has devastating and lifelong consequences for survivors. The National Redress Scheme is a system that has been set up for supporting adult survivors of child sexual abuse in an institution (such as a church or school).