by Jacky Campbell | May 25, 2016 | Property
“Special” contributions are out, but how much recognition should pre-marital skills and experience be given? This issue was considered in Pfenning & Snow[1]. The husband unsuccessfully sought a 40% disparity in the outcome of the alteration of the parties’...
by Jacky Campbell | Apr 18, 2017 | Property
In university law courses, the importance of precedents is emphasised – ratio decidendi and obiter dicta are prevalent phrases. Bewilderingly, family lawyers advising clients are confronted with the breadth of the court’s seemingly unfettered discretion and...
by Jacky Campbell | May 24, 2017 | Property
Dogs, cats and other pets are often treated as members of the family, more so than in the past. This trend is particularly obvious with dogs. The cost of, and demand for, designer dog breeds like cavoodles and labradoodles is high. They are given human names like Lucy...
by Jacky Campbell | Jul 6, 2017 | Property, Superannuation
The assessment of contributions to property is a fraught area. Clients often want to argue that their contributions should be given more weight. This is particularly problematic when dealing with initial contributions, post-separation contributions, windfall such as...
by Jacky Campbell | Nov 9, 2017 | Property
Minimising tax paid, if not actively evading tax, is considered by many family law clients to be a justifiable activity or even a national sport. The power of the Family Law Courts to use Pt VIIIA Family Law Act 1975 (“FLA”) to assign a taxation debt owed...
by Jacky Campbell | Nov 15, 2017 | Financial agreements, Parenting, Property
Even before the delivery of the judgment by the High Court in Thorne & Kennedy on 8 November 2017, a financial agreement case, there have been major developments under the Family Law Act 1975 (FLA) in case law in 2017. This paper covers: Wallis & Manning...
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