The sleeping tiger of de facto relationship law
The number of divorces in Australia has risen in recent years – according to the Australian Institute of Family Studies, the total number of [...]
How A Divorce Works With Children
Ending a relationship and legally divorcing can be a traumatic experience for a couple, but when children are involved it becomes even more emotional [...]
When does your financial obligation to your children cease as a parent?
Kids that don’t leave home In the United States, children who don’t move out of home after attaining adulthood are called “boomerangs”. Italy calls [...]
Are assets always split 50/50 in a divorce?
The breakdown of a marriage is often a difficult and emotional time, but you need to understand how divorce settlements operate and what you may [...]
Caveats can be a pathway to financial settlements
Caveats should be considered where title only in the name of one spouse The question of who gets a home when a couple separates can [...]
Family law changes benefit de facto couples
Changes to Australia’s Family Law Act simplify property settlement arrangements for de facto couples, according to leading Australian family law experts, Parke Lawyers. The revisions [...]
Cryptocurrencies make divorces more complex: Parke Lawyers
Separations are generally complex, not to mention messy, but the emergence of cryptocurrencies has thrown a new spanner into the works, according to Parke Lawyers. [...]
Can I change the locks … or not?
To change the locks or not is a dilemma faced by couples when they decide to separate and it is one for which legal advice [...]
Who gets to keep the family pet?
All of us who own a pet, whether it be a dog, cat, rabbit, guinea pig, budgie or something more exotic, treat that pet as [...]