Secret recordings deemed admissible by the Court

In the recent matter of Jasper & Corrigan (No. 2) [2017] FCCA 1467 Judge Altobelli was asked to determine the admissibility of conversations secretly recorded by the mother without the knowledge of the father. The substantive issue before the Court in this matter was the existence of a de facto ...

24 March 2017

De Facto or not De Facto – that is the question?

A recent decision by Judge Hughes in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia has given further insight into what does and does not qualify as a de facto relationship under Australian law. Under the Family Law Act a person is in a de facto relationship with another if the couple are in a relationship ...

31 October 2016

Orders awarding the husband 71% of the assets available upheld on appeal

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...

3 June 2016

Separate finances means no property division for de facto couple

Where a de facto couple kept their finances separate for 27 years In the recent decision of Chancellor & McCoy [2016] FCCA 53 the Court found that it was not just and equitable to make an order altering property interests for a de facto couple that had been in a relationship for 27 years. The [&...

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Secret recordings deemed admissible by the Court

De Facto or not De Facto – that is the question?

Orders awarding the husband 71% of the assets available upheld on appeal

Separate finances means no property division for de facto couple

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