by Pamela Cominos | Sep 28, 2018 | Divorce, General Legal Matters, Property and Money
Imagine this… You are a self-made financially independent woman. In 2008 you meet the man whom you will later marry. Because you are a smart and savvy woman, you tell the ‘man of your dreams’ – that when you marry, you will keep all your assets and liabilities and he...
by Pamela Cominos | Aug 4, 2018 | Divorce, General Legal Matters, Property and Money
You may be surprised to hear, that even when people who are going through a divorce or separation, have come to an agreement in relation to their property and financial matters – there is no automatic right that the Court will accept this agreement. Sometimes, the...
by Pamela Cominos | Jun 6, 2018 | Divorce, Property and Money, Spousal Maintenance
Oops I married an escort and paid for her home – our relationship is over – I want my property back! The facts of the case of Higgins v Higgins [2018] FAM CA 243 are intriguing and fascinating. Although in this day and age where people are living longer...
by Pamela Cominos | Mar 5, 2018 | Collaborative Family Law, Divorce, Parenting / Custody, Property and Money
Going through a divorce can be an overwhelming, uncertain and confusing experience for many people. Trying to navigate through the different pathways available to resolve your parenting, property and money issues can be frustrating and costly. I’m often...
by Pamela Cominos | Dec 19, 2017 | Collaborative Family Law, Divorce, Mediation, Parenting / Custody, Property and Money
For many people going to Court is a foreign experience. Most of us, have very little, if any dealings with the Court system, and many of us know what we know from the media or American TV shows, like Law and Order, Suits and other shows about court-room drama. Going...
by Pamela Cominos | Oct 7, 2017 | Property and Money
In the case of Zaruba and Zaruba [2017], a husband and wife had separated their finances for almost 30 years, they were divorced over 20 years ago in 1996 and had not lived in the same home for more than 10 years until 2005. In the 10 years that the husband and...
