Interim Hearings
1: Interim Hearings | June 29, 2018

Guide to the Family Court and the Federal Circuit Court process and procedures. ..


Refusal of Treatment Fact Sheet
2: Refusal of Treatment Fact Sheet | January 5, 2018

Medical treatment for a current medical condition can be refused by signing a Refusal of Treatment Certificate (the certificate).
The certificate cannot be used to refuse palliative care: that is, reasonable pain relief, and food and water while the patient is still able to eat and drink…


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3: A fair share – Negotiating your property settlement | January 5, 2018

A fair share – Negotiating your property settlement. This guide is for all married or de facto heterosexual or same-sex couples who separated on or after 1 March 2009, (or, in the case of South Australia, on or after July 2010) whether children are involved or not…


Thorne v Kennedy – Has the High Court hung financial agreements out to dry?
4: Thorne v Kennedy – Has the High Court hung financial agreements out to dry? | January 5, 2018

In Thorne v Kennedy [2017] HCA 49; (2017) FLC 93-807 the High Court set aside two financial agreements, casting considerable doubt on the viability of financial agreements which are a bad bargain for one of the parties. ..


Financial Agreements in Family Law
5: Financial Agreements in Family Law | January 5, 2018

It is expected that clients, now more than ever, aware of their rights, will be requesting Financial Agreements with increasing regularity. Financial Agreements are
the only means available to provide parties with control over how their financial and property affairs are to be dealt with in the event of a breakdown of their relationship…


Bullet-proof financial agreements—rare as hens’ teeth? Looking at financial agreements after Thorne v Kennedy
6: Bullet-proof financial agreements—rare as hens’ teeth? Looking at financial agreements after Thorne v Kennedy | January 5, 2018

Not all financial agreements under the Family Law Act 1975 (FLA) are drafted equally. While a completely challenge-proof financial agreement is an urban legend, there are things you can do to increase their effectiveness…


Best Wilson Buckley Family Law Pty Ltd
7: Family Law Guide | September 22, 2016

Our goal in providing this publication is to give a guide to the interplay of Family Law and other areas of
law that relate to family relationships…


Prenuptial-Agreement & Professional Negligence
8: Drafting of Affidavits in Family Law Matters | September 13, 2015

An Affidavit is nothing more or less than the means by which your client’s case is put to the Court. It is the sworn document by which your client has an opportunity to “…..paint a picture” in a manner which is persuasive, credible and complies with the Rules of evidence and of Court…


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9: Family Care Agreements | May 26, 2015

This article is not about Family Law, however, but rather, the Law of Families.
It relates to the age old social duty of families caring for older or infirmed members within the family unit and:..


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10: Aged Care – How to Employ a Personal Live-In Home Carer | May 12, 2015

Thinking of having a live-in Home carer? Not sure if the carer can also claim the Carer Payment through Centrelink. This guide can assist you with this information and more. Living independently in your own home is the wish of most people. Some people may reach a point in their lives where they need some help to do this. This can either be through an accident, an illness, a disability or increasing age…