A Brisbane judge who sentenced a father of two to jail for contempt of court in a family law case has been sharply criticised by Family Court appeal judges, who described his decision as an “affront to justice”…

Changes were made to the Family Law Act in 1975 that did away with moralising about infidelity…

A man has successfully sued his ex-wife after discovering she’d lied to him for more than two decades. But the cost of the truth has proved bigger than his bank balance…

Ms Jones and Mr Beves are the parents of two children. The second child, Georgie, was born after the breakdown of the marriage. When Georgie was born, Ms Jones sought to register the surname ‘Jones’ and then as a compromise ‘ Beves -Jones’ for Georgie. She also has indicated that she wishes to change the older child’s surname to to ‘Beves -Jones’…

A court has given the green light for a family lawyer to be sued for misleading and deceptive conduct over claims he failed to properly advise a woman about the consequences of signing a prenuptial agreement…

In the event of divorce, there are considerations not only about what happens to the client’s super, but also their ongoing membership of the SMSF…

Karl Stefanovic will reportedly pay his ex-wife, Cassandra Thorburn, $35,000 of child support a month, following the recent divorce of the couple…

Former spouse, who engaged in a relentless campaign of false allegations of physical and sexual abuse after the divorce, makes claim on late ex-husband’s substantial estate 25 years after separation. Did she get anything?..

One of the many questions around Barnaby Joyce’s marital split is what happens to his superannuation – especially because Australian politicians’ entitlements are particularly generous.

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Divorce is never easy, but couples over 50 who end their marriages face particular hurdles. Below, people who went through a late-in-life divorce share six things they would tell their younger selves, offering ways others can learn from their experiences…