What is a Financial Agreement?

What is a Financial Agreement?

A Financial Agreement is a document that sets out in advance how the property of a marriage or a de facto relationship will be dealt with in the event of a separation. It can prevent either party from bringing a claim against the other for a property settlement...

Trust and Property Settlement

A trust is not a separate entity and cannot be a party to a legal proceeding. It’s a versatile structure that many people can use to their advantage for a broad range of business activities. You can use trusts with a trading function, hold shares in an operating...

Why Formalise Property Settlement?

Formal finalisation can take the format of a Binding Financial Agreement which requires each party to obtain independent legal advice, or Consent Orders which are registered with the court and reviewed by a registrar. Each option requires disclosure to be undertaken...

Grandparents and Grandchildren – The Legal Position

“Young people need something stable to hang on to – a culture connection, a sense of their own past, a hope for their own future. Most of all they need what Grandparents can give them.” – Jay Kessler It is thought of as a “right of passage” for parents to evolve into...

Family Law – A New Case Management System

Since the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) (The Act) came into effect the courts have struggled to cater for the diverse and subjective factual situations that are inherent in each marital dispute after separation. There has always been some difficulty in applying a Legal...