With an ever-increasing global community and increased ease of movement between states and countries, it is common for one parent to seek to relocate either interstate or overseas following the separation from their partner. This is especially the case in circumstances where a parent’s family are ...
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Interspousal Transfer of Tax Debt Allowed, Australian Court Says
An Australian court can order that the tax liabilities of spouses who have separated be transferred from one spouse to the other through a property settlement, the High Court ruled recently. Mr. and Mrs. Tomaras (whose full names don’t appear in the court record) separated in July 2009. Before sep...
Read moreNicholes Family Lawyers at the 2019 Midsumma Pride March
On Sunday 3 February 2019 Nicholes Family Lawyers took part in the Midsumma Pride March along Fitzroy Street in Saint Kilda. The 24th annual march took place in the sweltering Melbourne heat and capped off Melbourne’s iconic Midsumma Festival. The Pride March highlights the diverse groups, persona...
Read moreRECENT CASE: Disputes between parents with equal shared parental responsibility
In the recent decision of Cameron & Brook [2018] FamCAFC 175, the Full Court determined that the principles enunciated in Rice & Asplund (1979) FLC 90 – 725 do not apply in cases which involve an issue of parental responsibility which had not previously been dealt with. The case of Cameron...
Read moreLGBTIQ+ Inclusivity Training with Thorne Harbour Health
At Nicholes Family Lawyers, we are an LGBTIQ+ friendly law firm with a specialist focus on issues affecting LGBTIQ+ communities and the surrounding law. To better improve our practice, on 17 January 2019 we welcomed Rei Alphonso from Thorne Harbour Health to discuss how we can best deliver inclusive...
Read more2018 in Review
As we begin a new year we would like to reflect on 2018 at Nicholes Family Lawyers and thank our colleagues and supporters for another great year. It has been a particular privilege to continue working with Former Chief Justices of the Family Court of Australia, the Honourable Alastair Nicholson AO ...
Read moreChristmas and Family Violence
Christmas is a time of rejoicing, of gift-giving, of great food and drink; a family time. But there is a dark side to Christmas – shamefully, it is also a time when there is a huge increase in family violence. Just in Victoria, it is anticipated that there will be an additional fifty r...
Read moreCriminal Barrister Turned Informant May Have Unexpected Family Law Consequences
The recent High Court decision relating to the Criminal Barrister turned informant known only as “EF” may have unexpected family law consequences for the unnamed female barrister. During the course of her representation of many of Melbourne’s underworld figures including Tony Mokbel, EF ...
Read moreVictoria Police – Response to Family Violence
On Monday 19 November 2018 the Victorian Family Law Pathways Network held a forum on the recent changes made within the Victoria Police in response to the ongoing issue of Family Violence in Victoria. In the year ending June 2018, a total of 76,124 family violence incidents were reported by Victoria...
Read moreRECENT CASE: The handling of trust assets in Family Court proceedings – who has ultimate control?
Historically trusts have been misused in property proceedings to conceal the assets of one party from the other party as well as from the court. It is commonly thought that property held in trust is not subject to division between separating parties during property settlement because trust property ...
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