On Wednesday 8 November the much anticipated decision of Thorne & Kennedy [2017] HCA 49 was handed down by the High Court of Australia. The Court granted the appeal of...
Generally, marriages entered into overseas are recognised as valid marriages under Australian law as a result of the Hague Marriage Convention of which Australia is a signatory. Couples married overseas...
All Australian states and territories have laws that address the question of the legal parentage of children born as a result of using artificial conception techniques such as IVF or...
Under Australian Law, separating or separated de facto couples have substantially the same rights and responsibilities as those of married couples with regard to property settlements, claims for spousal maintenance,...
A 'de facto' relationship is where two people who are not married or related by family, are in a relationship as a couple on a 'genuine domestic basis'. There are...
It is common in Australia for parents or other family members to provide money to a couple, or a member of that couple, during the life of a relationship, particularly...
With expat divorces in Singapore on the rise, there are an increasing number of separating expats who run the risk of falling foul of the law by not being aware...
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