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Six types of prenuptial agreements in Australia On 1 March 2009 the previously state based de facto laws in NSW were transferred to the Federal jurisdiction. This has brought changes to defacto agreements (often referred to cohabitation agreements)....

Can a strata Body Corporate recover all of the legal costs it incurs when chasing outstanding strata levies? It is quite common for civil legal action to leave successful plaintiffs out-of-pocket in respect to their legal expenses, even if they obtain...

Who has the legal right to remain living in the jointly owned home? This area of law is known as Right of Occupancy. Before you go and change the locks take care to know the possible consequences. Properties are often owned “jointly” by married...

An interesting article in The Sydney Morning Herald in October 2009 commented on the statistics from Dun & Bradstreet's trade payments analysis.  The article, Business pay up more quickly, said the analysis showed a fall in the payment terms for...

When is Covert Surveillance illegal and when does it serve a Legitimate Forensic Purpose? Have you ever wanted to record a phone conversation as evidence for a family law dispute. How about discretely filming a video of a meeting of a spouse meeting...

The NSW Attorney General launched the NSW Relationships Register in 2010. This Register is managed by the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages and allows unmarried couples in a committed, exclusive relationship to formally prove that they are...

Higher minimum debt for bankrupt individuals will reduce bankrupcty notices On 24 June 2010 the Federal Parliament passed amendments to the Bankruptcy Act 1966. There were a number of technical “restructuring” type changes to the Bankruptcy Act...