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Sexual Harassment in the Post-Weinstein Age What’s Next for Employers?
The Post-Weinstein Age The downfall of one-time Hollywood heavyweight Harvey Weinstein is increasingly looking like a seminal event, causing a paradigm shift in the way sexual harassment (and the bullying and victimisation that often accompanies such behaviour) is addressed in the community. The Weinstein allegations opened the floodgates, acting as a catalyst for numerous claims…
Family law and caveats
According to the Real Property Act, a person who claims a legal or equitable estate or interest in land (‘caveator’) can lodge a caveat against the property of another (‘owner’). This usually happens in the context of separation when one party is not registered on the title and is fearful that the other…
Mental illness in parenting matters
Each year at least 1 in 5 Australians over the age of 16 experience mental illness. The most common mental illnesses are depression and anxiety and other forms include bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. It is common for people to experience mental illness during difficult times in their lives such as separation and divorce…
It’s mine, I got it after we broke up
In family law disputes it is a common misconception that an inheritance or other large sum received after separation will be excluded from the property pool to be divided between the parties. This issue was dealt with in the recent case of Calvin & McTier [2017] FAMCAFC 125. The Full Court of the…
I’m late complying with Family Court Orders, no one will mind
Not necessarily. In a recent Family Law case the husband found out the hard way that he should not have delayed complying with Court Orders for his property settlement. The case of Blackwell & Scott [2017] FAMCAFC 77 involved a couple who at the end of their 10 year de facto relationship agreed to a property…
I’m late complying with Family Court Orders, no one will mind
Not necessarily. In a recent Family Law case the husband found out the hard way that he should not have delayed complying with Court Orders for his property settlement. The case of Blackwell & Scott [2017] FAMCAFC 77 involved a couple who at the end of their 10 year de facto relationship agreed to a property…
It’s mine, I got it after we broke up
In family law disputes it is a common misconception that an inheritance or other large sum received after separation will be excluded from the property pool to be divided between the parties. This issue was dealt with in the recent case of Calvin & McTier [2017] FAMCAFC 125. The Full Court of the…
It’s mine, I got it after we broke up
In family law disputes it is a common misconception that an inheritance or other large sum received after separation will be excluded from the property pool to be divided between the parties. This issue was dealt with in the recent case of Calvin & McTier [2017] FAMCAFC 125. The Full Court of the…
I’m late complying with Family Court Orders, no one will mind
Not necessarily. In a recent Family Law case the husband found out the hard way that he should not have delayed complying with Court Orders for his property settlement. The case of Blackwell & Scott [2017] FAMCAFC 77 involved a couple who at the end of their 10 year de facto relationship agreed to a property…
I’m late complying with Family Court Orders, no one will mind
Not necessarily. In a recent Family Law case the husband found out the hard way that he should not have delayed complying with Court Orders for his property settlement. The case of Blackwell & Scott [2017] FAMCAFC 77 involved a couple who at the end of their 10 year de facto relationship agreed to a property…