An inheritance received by one party during a marriage or de facto relationship is a contribution made by the party that receives the inheritance, and the inheritance may form part of the property pool available for division if parties separate. Several factors are considered when assessing entitlement to an inheritance during a separation.
Read MoreWhen considering an adjustment of the parties (husband, wife or de facto) assets and liabilities, whether in a marriage or De Facto relationship, the Court considers the following 4 steps. This article goes into depth regarding each of the 4 steps.
Read MoreWhen considering a property settlement there are many factors to be considered but there are four key steps that the Court must consider in the property settlement split. In this blog we summarise what these are.
Read MoreWhen a party agrees to an FVIO without making admissions, they are agreeing to the FVIO and the conditions, however, they are not agreeing to the allegations made in the application to get the FVIO. The family member that applies for the FVIO raises various allegations against the other family member and it is those allegations that are not being admitted.
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