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Bankruptcy period to be reduced from three years to one year As part of the Federal Government's initiative to promote entrepreneurship and innovation and to reduce the stigma associated with bankruptcy, a proposed law – the Bankruptcy Bill – was...

A recent case in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, Jasper and Corrigan (no.2) [2017] FCCA1467, was disputing the nature of a de facto relationship. The applicant, a 33-year-old woman, at the very last minute, presented evidence in the form of...

The Federal Circuit Court, which incorporates Family Law cases, continues to experience extreme delays. Financial matters filed today in the Sydney Registry are unlikely to receive a final outcome until 2019 or later. It is virtually impossible to have...

The focus of most Family Law matters is on getting a legal agreement (Financial Orders) in place regarding how property is to be divided by the separating couple. The execution of those orders is often forgotten in the process, so it is important that...

Violence within relationships continues to be a significant cause of homelessness, particularly for women and children. The Family Law Act expanded its definition of family violence in 2011 to include psychological violence such as repeated derogatory...

Attorney General George Brandis has announced an investment of $12.7 million to establish Parenting Management Hearings (PMH) in the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court in the 2017-18 Federal Budget. The hearings are designed to be “fast,...

Section 90K(1) of The Family Law Act 1975 (“The Act”) provides for a number of grounds upon which the Family Court of Australia can set aside (alter or remove) a Financial Agreement, including the power to set aside an agreement that is “void,...

Streeterlaw's Principal Solicitor in Family Law, Simone Green, has come up with the following five tips to avoid some of the anxiety attached to family Christmas celebrations when you are separated from your former spouse: 1. Negotiate early and...

Last month, family lawyers from around the country, including Streeterlaw’s Simone Green, celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Family Law Act at the Biennial National Family Law Conference in Melbourne. The Family Law Act 1975 was a major social...

The NSW Land Property Information (LPI) now requires lawyers conducting conveyancing to verify the identity of the individuals or companies they represent, to ensure they have the authority to buy or sell land. (The new LPI standard appears in the new...