February 13, 2017
Introduction In Marsh [2014] FamCAFC 24, the appellant wife sought to overturn the trial judge’s decision on the basis that it did not accord proper weight […]
February 10, 2017
Rose & Mitchell [2016] FCCA 771 is a first-instance decision that illuminates the court’s assessment of contributions in the context of a short relationship. In this […]
October 10, 2016
Post-separation domestic contributions are given a real, and not token, weight Introduction Oftentimes, the parties to a broken relationship will continue to make contributions after separation. The […]
October 10, 2016
Weighing substantial financial contributions against domestic contributions carried out under difficult circumstances Introduction The courts are required to assess the parties’ respective contributions in the context […]
October 10, 2016
“Special Contributions” in the Context of Big Money Cases This blog summarises the decision in Fields & Smith [2015] FamCAFC 57 and its implications for notion […]
October 10, 2016
Every single property settlement made by an Australian court will be influenced by two universal principles. The first is that courts will not make any order […]