by Pamela Cominos | Apr 25, 2016 | Property and Money, Trusts
Hiding assets in divorce a common concern of many family law clients. It is not unusual for people to have been married or in a de facto relationship for many years , and for one person to have all the information about money and finances of the relationship and the...
by Pamela Cominos | Apr 10, 2016 | General Legal Matters, Mediation, Property and Money
The impossibly long delays in the Family Law Courts is forging a new way to deal with with property proceedings. It is not uncommon for delays to be as long as three years to have a property matter determined. For many people this is not only frustrating but costly....
by Pamela Cominos | Mar 17, 2016 | Property and Money
“Special Skills” in Property Matters The 2013 decision of the full Court of the Family Court in Kane and Kane is compelling reading as it sheds light on the notion of special skills in property matters. The days of thinking that one party through their...
by Pamela Cominos | Nov 21, 2015 | Property and Money
The recent case of Daymond and Daymond [2014] FamCAFc 212 talk about the division of assets acquired over a long marriage of some 21 years and takes into account the impact of one party, the husband in this case, of frequenting the pub instead of being at home...
by Pamela Cominos | Sep 14, 2015 | Property and Money
What happens to the Family Company when you separate? Where a family company exists and you and your ex-husband or partner are involved in the running of the business or have financial interests in the business, then important questions arise as to how the family...
by Pamela Cominos | Sep 4, 2015 | Property and Money
Binding Financial Agreements A binding financial agreement is a private agreement, entered by consent, between parties to a marriage or a de facto relationship. They can be made prior to, known as pre-nuptial agreements, during or after separation or divorce in a...
