Chambers & Partners has released its annual Child Relocation Global Practice Guide, with Lander & Rogers' Family & Relationship Law team authoring the Australian chapter for 2024.
In family law property settlements involving more than one international jurisdiction, complexities can arise when an order or judgment directing one party to pay another a sum of money, or...
Do you have a child over the age of 18 in need of financial support? In certain circumstances, support may be available through the family law system.
A Full Court of the Federal Court has highlighted the importance of updating binding death nominations in respect of superannuation entitlements upon the breakdown of a relationship.
Following a separation, parents or other interested parties often wish to know how 'custody' arrangements for children are determined.
If you have entered into a financial agreement in another country, you may presume that it will automatically apply in Australia.
A recent judgment of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia considered the treatment of inheritances in the context of property settlement proceedings.
Parental responsibility is a central concept in parenting matters.
New provisions under the amendments to the Family Law Act now require an Independent Children's Lawyer to meet with the child or children whose interests they are appointed to represent...
The passing of the most recent Family Law Amendment Act on 19 October 2023 brings significant changes to the current regime.
The Family Law Amendment Bill 2023 proposes that section 60CC be repealed and replaced with a substitute section 60CC. The Bill was passed on 19 October 2023.
The Family Law Amendment Act passed on 19 October 2023 includes a new section 65DAAA which codifies the rule in Rice v Asplund (1979) FLC 90-725.
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