by Jacky Campbell | Nov 3, 2018 | Articles, Overview of changes in the law, Topic
“Don’t it always seem to go That you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone They paved paradise And put up a parking lot” “Big Yellow Taxi” by Joni Mitchell The Family Court of Australia (FCofA) was established in...
by Jacky Campbell | Feb 21, 2019 | Articles, Property, Topic
The Australian Taxation Office recently appealed to the High Court of Australia on the question of whether there was power under the Family Law Act 1975 (FLA) for the husband to be substituted for the wife in relation to a tax debt owed by the wife of over $250,000...
by Jacky Campbell | May 27, 2019 | Articles, Financial agreements, Topic
Post Thorne v Kennedy (2017) FLC 93-807, family lawyers and clients have reconsidered the worth of financial agreements under the Family Law Act 1975 (FLA). At the outset, it is impossible to guarantee to clients that financial agreements are binding and will not be...
by Jacky Campbell | Jun 27, 2019 | Articles, Overview of changes in the law, Topic
Family law never stagnates. Legislative reforms since the introduction of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) have often either followed societal developments or, more frequently, led or accompanied them. However, the next 12 months has the potential for even greater...
by Jacky Campbell | Jul 27, 2020 | Articles
We do arbitrations Jacky Campbell of Forte Family Lawyers is an accredited arbitrator and a family lawyer of over 35 years’ experience. Jacky is an Accredited Specialist in Family Law and a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers. Jacky is well known...
by Jacky Campbell | Nov 1, 2020 | Property, Articles
The High Court rarely grants special leave to appeal and does so even more infrequently in family law matters. When it does hear a family law appeal family lawyers expect that the outcome will either provide clarity as to an aspect of the law or change their...
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