Having practised in the family law jurisdiction for some 35 years, it seems clear to me that the two most imposing problems that clients face are, firstly, the stress of litigation and secondly, the cost thereof. Clients should be under no misapp...

The question sometimes arises in family law disputes who gets to keep the family pets. Some would think that this question should be resolved on the basis of what is in the best interests of the pet and, if there is more than one pet, whether or n...

In a decision handed down by Justice Brown sitting in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia in the case of Haggerty & Brown[2013}FCCA, the following was stated: 125. The parties to property proceedings, brought under the Family Law...