In family law disputes it is a common misconception that an inheritance or other large sum received after separation will be excluded from the property pool to be divided between the parties. ..

Getting divorced is rarely a happy occasion, but many couples at least manage a civilised one. If you can come to a fair settlement without involving the courts and minimising lawyers, everyone will be better off, both financially and emotionally…

Tax liabilities may not rank highly in the heat of a divorce but when a couple splits assets – particularly property – there are tax hurdles that many people don’t expect but can still come back to bite…

With the recent advent of Australia’s same-sex marriage legislation, a new phenomena is now slowing coming to the fore, same-sex divorce…

A 16-year-old boy suffering from autism has been granted permission to begin sex change treatments, provided he has his sperm frozen in case he wants children…

Jilted bride Winnie Su will keep her $15,500 diamond engagement ring in a decision likely to rock the established order..

An Australian man launched a civil case against his former fiancee in a bid to recoup the money he’d spent on her engagement ring after their relationship broke down…

The method used in this study was adapted from a method that successfully predicts divorce. Reports on this method show that it predicts divorce with more than 80 per cent, and sometimes more than 90 per cent accuracy…

Divorce can take a toll. For the Chinese tycoon behind the gay dating app Grindr, that toll comes to $US1.14 billion ($1.51 billion). ..

Staring, withdrawing affection or threatening a divorce are now defined­ as domestic violence in the first national guidelines for judges and magistrates…