How are Divorce Property Settlements Determined?
TGB Partner and Accredited Family Law Specialist Jane Miller outlines how divorce property settlements are determined.
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TGB Partner and Accredited Family Law Specialist Jane Miller outlines how divorce property settlements are determined.
Read moreDealing with separating parents can be difficult for teenage children, especially when trying to come up with suitable custody and living arrangements, writes Adelaide family and divorce lawyer Jane Miller.
Read moreThere are many legal issues for South Australian same-sex couples who marry overseas. 6/11/11: Sunday Mail, “Gay couples face legal mess”. Click here. Q and A with Adelaide lawyers Mal Byrne, Richard Yates and Andrew Johnston: Marriage equality can’t come soon enough for many same-sex Australian couples. Some...
Read moreTomKat may have been able to come to a quick agreement, but asset splits are rarely that easy. As is often the case in the celebrity world, things move at lightning speed. Kim Kardashian was married to Kris Humpries for just 72 days, but this was probably the equivalent of five years in “Hollywood time”. Similarly...
Read moreAdelaide lawyer Richard Yates looks at what the law says about how long is too long for parents to leave their children unattended. When an Australian mother pleaded guilty to a charge of neglect after leaving her children alone in her car for ten minutes, debate raged. The woman, from Queensland, popped into the shops...
Read moreFormal relationship agreements are on the rise in the United States, but will Australian couples follow the trend and draw up contracts based on lifestyle, not just finances? Apparently Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was locked into a relationship agreement with his partner (now wife) Priscilla, where he was obligated to go...
Read moreSurrogacy is now easier in South Australia, but family law specialist Jane Miller believes that new law amendments won’t result in a dramatic increase in surrogate births. In June 2012 amendments to South Australia’s surrogacy laws came into effect. These amendments broaden the circumstances in which a couple...
Read moreAdelaide injury lawyer Mal Byrne analyses an important Court decision where a school bullying victim was awarded compensation. The decision of the New South Wales Supreme Court in the matter of Oyston v St Patrick’s College [2011] (NSWSC 269 13 April 2011) reinforces that schools have to walk the walk and not just talk...
Read moreAdelaide family law specialist Jane Miller explains new family law amendments, which aim to provide greater protection for children. On 7 June 2012 major changes in family law will come into effect, relating to how the courts treat family violence in child custody disputes. The amendments to the Family Law Act...
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