Family Law In a Multicultural Context

No doubt about it, we’re a multicultural nation. To prove the point, Australia was recently ranked as the second most multicultural nation in the world, after Luxembourg. Almost 50% of Australia’s population was either born overseas or has a parent who was born...Read More

Arbitration: The Alternative Courtroom

In the process of separation or divorce, most couples manage to come to an arrangement as to who gets what assets. Unfortunately, there are some who reach an impasse and simply can’t come to an agreement. This can happen when couples try to resolve a particularly...Read More

How to have a good divorce

Is there such a thing as a ‘good’ divorce?  One that’s conducted amicably with fairness to all parties? Or is a divorce doomed to be a difficult and distressing experience, characterised by anger, anxiety, regret (and great expense), so the only sensible course is to...Read More

Personality Disorders and Family Law

Are there some people you simply can’t negotiate with in family law disputes? The great majority of people are able to come to sensible settlements following the breakdown of a marriage or relationship, particularly after receiving good information and legal advice....Read More

Family Law: The Price of an Extramarital Affair?

When are two people considered a couple? When they’re married or living together? Or when they’re dating and serious about each other? Can the partners to an “affair” also constitute a couple? For many of us, the question of what makes a couple is of little concern....Read More