Do you understand your obligations regarding Spousal Maintenance?
It is not common knowledge that, in Australia, when a marriage or a de facto relationship ends, one party to the relationship may be ordered by the Family Court to “financially maintain” the other party to the relationship, by way of “spousal maintenance”. The Family...
Things to consider when buying a rural property
Buying a rural property or farm is different to buying a residential house in town. As you would with residential property, if you are looking to purchase rural land you should ensure that you conduct the usual pre-contract inspections on both the home and buildings...
Inheritances and their inclusion in the pool of assets in Family Law Proceedings
Families and money can sometimes be a volatile combination. That is never more so than where divorces and Wills are concerned. When is an inheritance an asset for family law purposes? The simple answer is “almost always”. But the answer is not always simple. Why is an...