Defacto Law

10 May

Posted at 17:17h in Court Orders, Defacto Law, Family Law, Family Law Lawyer, Family Lawyers, Family Matters, Family Solicitors, Newcastle, Property and Financial Matters, Relationship Law, Sacha Mastras, Sarah Goldfinch, Separation by

In February 2019, a matter concerning the existence of a de facto relationship was considered in the Federal Circuit Court. In Adesso & Payton [2019] FCCA 343 Ms Adesso made an application to the Court seeking final orders for a property settlement and then the...

23 Apr

Posted at 14:43h in Court Orders, Court Representation, Defacto Law, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Family Law, Family Law Lawyer, Family Lawyers, Family Matters, Family Solicitors, Newcastle, Property and Financial Matters, Relationship Law, Sacha Mastras, Same-sex, Separation by

Angry shots and barbs posted online often become grist for the mill of the Family Courts. Social media content is often submitted as evidence to the Court if it calls into question a party’s integrity, character, or child focused approach to co-parenting. It is important to...

15 Apr

Posted at 13:16h in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Child Custody, Child Support, Children's Issues, Consent Orders, Court Representation, Defacto Law, Family Court, Family Law, Family Law Lawyer, Family Lawyers, Family Matters, Family Solicitors, Newcastle, Property and Financial Matters, Relationship Law, Sacha Mastras, Same-sex, surrogacy by

The area of law that establishes whether a donor is a ‘legal parent’ for the purposes of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) is an area of law that is still emerging. As to recent and current developments in this area of law, the High Court...

05 Apr

Posted at 13:34h in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Binding Financial Agreements, Consent Orders, Court Orders, Court Representation, Defacto Law, Divorce, Divorce Lawyer, Family Court, Family Law, Family Law Lawyer, Merridy Elphick, Newcastle, Property and Financial Matters, Relationship Law, Separation, Settlement Conferences by

In the matter of Borg & Bosco [2019] FCCA 66 (18 January 2019), Ms Borg and Mr Bosco had been in a de facto relationship for approximately 6 years and then separated in 2005. After they separated on 2005 they entered an agreement to divide...