The Family Law Courts now have jurisdiction to determine the property and financial matters arising from the breakdown of a de facto relationship. To fall within the Court's jurisdiction, the parties must have separated after 1 March 2009, and their relationship must meet the definition and threshold…
On Wednesday 27 July, 2011 our Kimberly Hunter appeared on Channel 10's The Circle to discuss with the panel the pros and cons of entering in to a Pre Nuptial Agreement (or Binding Financial Agreement). Kimberly discussed some of the issues that Kate Middleton, now Princess Catherine, might have had…
Our Denise van Dijk was interviewed by the Television Education Network on Primary Dispute Resolution, Pre Action Procedure and Less Adversarial Trials. Denise informed the viewers of the options available to people separating. One of the first options available to separating couples is mediation and…
A married man had a secret 17 year extra marital relationship, which according to the alleged de facto wife, constituted a de facto relationship, as she said she and the man enjoyed time together at various times in various places, had a sexual relationship, and expressed love and affection for each…
In another case, the female partner of a childless de facto couple bought a lottery ticket weeks after reconciling with her de facto partner. The Court found the lottery money to be part of their joint asset pool, as at the time the parties were pooling their finances to the extent of meeting joint…