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A Binding Financial Agreement, colloquially known as a ‘pre-nup’ or ‘post-nup’ is an agreement which formalises how a couple’s assets, liabilities, and superannuation will be divided in the event of a marriage or relationship breakdown. Once parties enter into a Binding Financial Agreement, they essentially give up their rights under the Family Law Act for the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia to determine their property settlement.

I have been living with my partner for a few years. Am I an in a de facto relationship? What is a de facto relationship?

A common question people have when they come to speak with us, is my superannuation treated as an asset of the relationship or marriage? The simple answer is yes.

Pets have become an integral part of the family unit. But what happens when the family unit breaks down? Who takes the pet? Surely, this is not a family law property related issue.

Financial abuse often occurs within relationships, where one person seeks to exert control over another. National Australia Bank's (“NAB”) decision to take a firm stand against financial abuse is a significant step towards protecting vulnerable people.

Most family law clients across my career have come to see me in a heightened state of panic and concern.

When going through a family law property settlement, most of the negotiations are largely focused on the division of marital assets such as real estate, shares, motor vehicles, and cash.

Family violence in the form of non-physical abuse such as emotional and coercive abuse has become more common than physical abuse according to data obtained by The Australian.

Coalition MP Julian Leeser is calling on the government to review The Hague Convention, a law that is frequently used to force mothers fleeing domestic violence to return children to their abuser.

A Victorian Member of Parliament, Stuart Grimley has moved a motion in Parliament for the Government to create a law that makes it an offence to expose children to family violence.

What are the family law implications on a lotto win? Phoebe Smillie takes a look at the case law and a $6m win.