In The Full Court of the Family Court of Australia decision of Gao & Wang (2016) FLC 93-735 the Court was asked to consider the appeal of a de facto wife against property orders . Previously the trial judge had made orders awarding the husband 71% of the assets available at the time of the [&h...
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To act or not to act? An update on the case law regarding conflicts of interest
In a previous blog titled “To act or not to act?” we discussed the circumstances in which a Court may make orders restraining a solicitor or member of Counsel from acting on behalf of a client or Orders restraining a party from engaging a Solicitor or a member of Counsel. The blog discussed th...
Read moreStep-Parent Adoption- A happy ending
On Friday 16 September 2016, our client was successful in adopting his step-daughter in the County Court of Victoria. A ceremony was held at the County Court with the Judge and our client’s family members present. The child was also present and was given a teddy bear to celebrate the adoption. Ste...
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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…
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(1/2) Panellists: The Chief Justice of @FamilyCourtAU and Chief Judge of @FedCctCourtAU The Honourable William Alstergren…