Mediation or FDR is a process by which the Mediator/FDRP is responsible for assisting you and your ex decide the following: 1. What you both agree you want to discuss. The Mediator/FDRP cannot compel you to discuss a matter in … Continue reading
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Divorce and Protecting Your Assets and Your Home
So… you are separating, and you may be worried about your home and what your ex may be doing with your share: can they sell it without you knowing about it? Can they be increasing the debt owed on the … Continue reading
Will the Family Courts “Add-back” to the Asset Pool when Wastage has occurred?
In the reported case of Omacini & Omacini (2005) 191 FLR 317, the Full Court identified three (3) areas which may warrant an add-back to the property pool, being as follows:1 One parties expenditure on legal fees; Premature distribution of funds; Wastage of one party. … Continue reading
Family Law and Covid19 – how can I separate during Covid19 Lockdown?
“A tidal wave of separations will turn into a Tsunami post Covid19” – this is the prediction that Caroline Counsel Family Lawyer and Accredited Family Law Specialist appeared on 3AW Breakfast this morning with former lawyer Ross Stevenson and marketing … Continue reading
How will an investigation by Child Protection Services affect my parenting matter?
If you have immediate safety concerns regarding your children, please contact Victoria Police. If you, your former partner or any other person holds safety concerns in relation to the care or wellbeing of your children, you might find your family … Continue reading
Will the Family Court include Capital Gains Taxation Liability in our asset pool?
When a party to a family law proceeding seeks that an investment property form part of their settlement, one may ask, will the Family Court consider the future capital gains tax (CGT) liability payable at some date down the track … Continue reading
Caroline Counsel on Breakfast Radio with Sammy J: COVID19 and Individual Rights
Listen to Caroline speak to Sammy J during the Breakfast show on 5 August 2020 about COVID19 and individual rights (at 46:00 minutes) https://www.abc.net.au/radio/melbourne/programs/breakfast/breakfast/12508788
Caroline Counsel on RN Drive: COVID19 Stage 4 Restrictions
Listen to Caroline speaking with Patricia Karvelas on Tuesday 4 August 2020 regarding the Stage 4 restrictions implemented this week and our responsibilities to each other, the community and as citizens of Victoria to comply with Government directions: https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drive/rn-drive-(ep-claudette)/12524124
Surviving the Bunker: Co-parenting and Separation Part VII in the time of the COVID19
Image from worldtoptrend.com. No Copyright infringement is intended. Easter is normally a time for families to get together and often is the subject of dispute between those parents who have not yet sorted out what time their kids will spend … Continue reading
Surviving the Bunker Part VI – Parents Who Can’t Agree the Sky is Blue
Image from DailyMail.co.uk. No Copyright Infringement is Intended In this blog I will deal with the issue of those parents who can’t agree on any aspect of parenting and whose parenting skills are negligible to non-existent. These parents look for … Continue reading
