August 2009

  • The power of community action groups

    9 Sep 2009 Posted by

    A continuously evolving trend in and around Compulsory Acquisition is the emergence of community action groups. Aitken Partners is now involved with several groups joining unChain St Kilda on the firm's client list.

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  • New de facto laws - no ring, no problem!

    9 Sep 2009 Posted by John McClelland

    The Family Law Act 1975 now provides that de facto (including same sex) partners can make claims based on their future needs.  If one partner cannot earn as much as their former partner, has the care of children, is otherwise likely to be worse off financially than them in future, the Court can increase the size of that partner's entitlement to a share of the asset pool to attempt to compensate for the differences.

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