November 2009

  • When can my ex claim against my inheritance?

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    Separated spouses, de factos and their parents are often very concerned at the prospect of inheritances to come or inheritances received being retained by an ex partner. 

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  • "Lover’s $100,000 kiss off”: How does this happen?

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    A recent front page described a husband paying his former mistress $100,000, following changes to the Family Law Act ('the Act').  We do not know all the details because the case was settled out of Court, but according to reports, this affair of more than 20 years included several overseas and interstate trips, dinner functions, a monthly allowance in four figures and the husband’s promise he would look after his mistress. 

    There was no ring, but it was no fling either.  The man ended the affair in 2009, it was stated, and remains married. 

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  • I've got parenting orders - how do I enforce them?

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    It is infuriating when, once Parenting Orders have been negotiated, often after much work and expense, they are breached.  So what can you do?

    Sometimes the reason for the breach is ambiguous wording in Orders.  It may be that Orders simply have to be rewritten by consent or in a worst case scenario one party has to apply to a Court for a variation to clarify the Orders.

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