Please consider the following facts (which are actual, not hypothetical): Mack and Mabel owned their home as joint tenants. Due to the breakdown of their marriage, they sold their home and, as agreed, left the net proceeds of sale with the solicitors pending resolution of the division of the proceeds. Negotiations followed but no proceedings...
As COVID-19 continues to affect our personal and professional lives, many clients ask whether the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court of Australia remain open for business. The answer is “yes”. Like many other businesses, schools and universities the Court has entered the virtual age and has begun conducting hearings electronically using...
As you are all no doubt painfully aware, COVID-19 resulted in disruption to many areas of our lives. The social distancing restrictions made it particularly difficult to attend to the witnessing of estate planning documents since legalities dictate that the witness must be physically present during the signing of the documents. A temporary measure was...
COVID-19 has created a new and difficult environment both for landlords and tenants across New South Wales; both for landlords seeking to enforce their leases as tenants raise arguments of force majeure or frustration or request a rental abatement; and for tenants facing landlords making unreasonable (and most likely illegal) demands. Landlords must be careful...
A child is a gift I’m told A treasure who in time unfolds And soon enough, that gift from heaven Will now become the gift who’s given “I need some dough”, the plaintiff cry And parents may now wonder why Why years of scrimping never cease Till death, it seems, to keep the beasts. –...
Parenting after separation presents challenges to parents and now COVID-19 adds another layer to navigate during an already stressful situation. Anxiety over possible illness, job losses, home schooling of the children, financial circumstances and fear of the unknown during this crisis can lead to an escalation of tensions. It is important to be aware that...
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