Separation, whether it has been a marriage of 30 years or short de facto relationship, is one of the most significant and emotional events in the lives of those who experience it. The emotional nature of separation can cloud a person’s judgment and lead to inappropriate decisions being made. in ad...
Read moreMonth: February 2015
Recent Case Regarding Indefeasibility of Title and Fraud
In the recent High Court decision of Cassegrain v Gerard Cassegrain & Co Pty Ltd [2015] HCA 2, the High Court of Australia was asked to consider whether a wife’s interest in a property as joint tenants with her husband was able to be protected notwithstanding her husband’s fraud. The company...
Read moreNicholes Family Lawyers are very excited to welcome three new lawyers to our team:
Rebekah Bessant joined Nicholes in December 2014 having previously practised in Family Law in both the community sector and private practice. Rebekah also volunteers as a Legal Supervisor at the Animal Legal Clinic operated through the Fitzroy Community Legal Service and at the Peninsula Community L...
Read moreAustralian Same-Sex Dance Sport Championship 2015
On 31 January 2015, Nicholes Family Lawyers was once again a proud sponsor of the Australian same-sex dance sport championship presented by Dance Cats and forming part of Melbourne’s Midsumma festival. The night was a fantastic celebration of diversity in the community as well as a wonderful demon...
Read moreRoyal Commission into Family Violence in Victoria
Family Violence is arguably one of the most pervasive forms of violence that our community currently faces. One in three Victorian women will experience family violence in their lifetime and family violence continues to be the leading contributor to the preventable death, disability and illness of V...
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We would like to congratulate Judge Terrence McGuire on his elevation from Judge of the @FedCctCourtAU to Justice o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
FREE LEGAL ADVICE: During #lawweek (17-23 May) @nicholes_law is running free 45-minute telephone advice sessions where yo…
(1/2) Panellists: The Chief Justice of @FamilyCourtAU and Chief Judge of @FedCctCourtAU The Honourable William Alstergren…