Ensuring compliance with Court Orders can be a tricky beast if you do not know what you are doing. Usually, there are consequences contemplated in the Orders if a party fails to comply with an action by a particular date/time. [...]
Did you read the articles about Rebecca Minnock, the Somerset, England woman who “did a runner” with her 3-year old son when the Court ruled against her in parenting proceedings? Minnock and the child’s father had been engaged in a [...]
Part 2 of our 2 part series on legally binding de facto and matrimonial property matters:- Considering Binding Financial Agreements Last week, we reminded you that if you want to fully and finally resolve matrimonial or de facto property matters, you need [...]
Part 1 of our 2 part series on legally binding de facto and matrimonial property matters:- Considering Consent Orders You need a Court Order or Binding Financial Agreement to have a legally effective property settlement. It is important to formalise [...]
Australia and New Zealand have always had a close relationship. It is not uncommon for parties to have lived and/or owned property in both jurisdictions. So what happens when things fall apart, parties separate and orders are made in either [...]
