What if money is spent before a property settlement is finalised?
The passing of time between when a relationship ends and a property settlement can mean that there are assets that change during that time.For many years, the shorthand way that family lawyers and the court dealt with this was to “add back” such property to the asset pool.A recent Full Court case has changed that […]
Creating effective parenting plans
It is common, and in most cases a very good idea, for separated parents to record agreed children’s arrangements in writing.A written agreement about parenting arrangements is recognised under the Family Law Act as a Parenting Plan if it is:made between parents of a childsigned by the parents, andis dated“Parenting arrangements” under a Parenting Plan […]