Marriage is defined in the Marriage Act, for Australian Commonwealth Law, to mean the union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others voluntarily entered into for life.

The general principle from the case of Bonnici & Bonnici is that an inheritance received late in a marriage can be excluded from the asset pool if there are other assets which will allow for a fair result.

Having children means, as any parent knows, some surrender of personal freedom by the parents. Parents negotiate their relationships as adults, and as parents, and make compromises.

Welcome to the strange world of commercial surrogacy.

In late November some statistics about marriage and divorce came out and they are quite interesting.

(Judge) "Did you assault your wife all throughout the 35 year relationship?"

"Not really"

In Australia, divorce and its consequences such as property settlement are a matter of Federal law, uniform throughout Australia. In the USA, they vary state by state.

Two items of interest, each with a South African connection. One may be a real trap for travellers.

The Full Court of the Family Court has recently rejected a request by great grandparents that the children's proceedings with respect to their great grandchildren be rushed through the Court, notwithstanding their ages of 94 and 91 years.

Even though the chances of a lottery win are about one in 45 million, ownership of lottery wins is still and issue lawyers and some separating couples need to deal with.

Sometimes judges reach the right conclusions for the wrong reasons, and sometimes they reach the wrong conclusion for the wrong reasons. It seems rarer that judges reach the right decisions from wrong reasons.

Since the introduction of the no-fault principle to divorces in Australia, some people have been left feeling that there should be ramifications for the misbehaviour of spouses during the course of their marriage, if not in grounds for divorce then in other ways.

When is it necessary for parents to obtain a Court Order for medical treatment for their child?

A recent article has pointed to some very unusual consequences of the introduction in the UK of same sex marriage. The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 came into force on 13 March 2014.

Imagine you are a parent living in the United Kingdom. You and your ex-spouse have agreed to parenting orders that allow your ex to move to Australia with your children…

From the date the Family Law Act began in 1976, fault as a ground for divorce disappeared.

In this report we look at the situation when a parent to a party to the marriage or de facto relationship provides a gift to their child with no expectation of reimbursement or repayment.

The tax system is full of traps.