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. ..

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…

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…

In Australia, marriage and cohabitation contracts will remain of interest to the rich and famous and to a small minority of other couples. Such contracts will continue to
provide interesting twists to murder mysteries, Hollywood films and emerging law reports…

Legal practitioners in Australia who draft financial agreements before (s 90B; 90UB) or during a marriage or relationship (s 90C; 90UC) have a high risk of being guilty of professional negligence…