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22 December, 2017Family Law
In Hallis & Fielder, Judge Brown heard applications for a declaration that the Mr Hallis should not pay child support because he was not the child’s father and to recover child support previously paid to the mother.
Read more20 December, 2017Family Law
In the wake of the recent High Court decision of Thorne and Kennedy [2017] HCA 49 much attention has been focused in Family Law circles about the continued use of Financial Agreements to resolve property matters.
Read more15 December, 2017Family Law
Bell Legal Group congratulates Justice Michael Baumann, a former partner of this firm, on his appointment on 14 December 2017 as a judge of the Family Court following a distinguished role as a judge of the Federal Circuit Court.
Read more28 November, 2017Family Law
When a marriage ends and parties obtain legal advice about their rights and entitlements, especially about financial matters, they are often advised to finalise financial matters formally as soon as practicable to avoid a claim being made well after the marriage is over.
Read more12 October, 2017Family Law
Any person unfortunate enough to be caught up in the family law process will tell you how painfully slow the system can be.
Read more18 August, 2017Family Law
Spousal maintenance is often an important issue for spouses after separation. The level of financial support provided by one spouse to the other can affect not only the spouse in need but the children of the relationship.
Read more26 July, 2017Family Law
This article was prepared by Margaret Miller of Bell Legal Group. Margaret is a Partner in our Dispute Resolution, Insolvency and Litigation team.
Read more13 July, 2017Family Law
In July 2017, Justice Michelle May is retiring as a judge of the Family Court of Australia, Appeal Division.
Read more4 July, 2017Family Law
The High Court of Australia was asked to consider an interesting and rather unusual case concerned with how a court considers the wishes of children.
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