Historically trusts have been misused in property proceedings to conceal the assets of one party from the other party as […]...
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LGBTI in US Mid-Term Elections
The 2018 United States Midterm elections has seen the first ever openly gay man elected as governor of a US […]...
Read moreIsabelle Hayden, Associate – In Cambodia with CRI
Children’s Rights International (“CRI”) was established following the 4th World Congress in Cape Town, South Africa. Sally Nicholes is a […]...
Read moreCelebrating a year of yes
Thursday 15 November 2018 marks 365 days since Australia voted yes to same-sex marriage. At Nicholes Family Lawyers we think […]...
Read moreThink Equal – Screening of India’s Daughter
‘On 16th December 2012 at around 8.30 pm a 23 year old female medical student was on her way home […]...
Read moreCan legal fees be added back into the asset pool?
In lengthy litigious proceedings parties can accumulate large legal fees. The question is can these legal fees form party of […]...
Read moreModern Families
There are many types of “Modern Families.” These can include surrogates, adoptions, IVF, sperm donors, egg donors, same sex, transgender […]...
Read moreSafe Steps Advice in Identifying and Responding to Family Violence
Safe Steps is Victoria’s 24/7 Family Violence Response Centre, assisting women and children experiencing family violence though their phone line […]...
Read moreLGBTIQ+ Rights Around the World
In 2017 Australia joined a list of 25 countries around the world where same-sex marriage has been legalised. The list […]...
Read moreDispute Between Genetic Parents and Surrogate: Lamb and Anor & Shaw [2018] FamCA 629
The Family Court of Appeal recently handed down the judgement of Lamb and Anor & Shaw which clarified the law […]...
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