by Pamela Cominos | Sep 29, 2015 | General Legal Matters
Costs in family law matters Where there is an issue of who pays legal costs in family law matters then the general principle is that each party pays their own costs. Further and unlike other legal matters, costs do not follow the event in family law proceedings....
by Pamela Cominos | Sep 25, 2015 | General Legal Matters
Post-separation contributions- what’s a woman worth? The full court of the Family Court of Australia has recently handed down a judgment that supports the view that a woman’s post separation contribution to her family and children is equivalent to the financial post...
by Pamela Cominos | Sep 17, 2015 | General Legal Matters
Why assertive family lawyers are better? “My lawyer is a bulldog, she will go after you and you will get nothing!” comments such as these are very common when people are going through their divorce or separation. Often people will seek out lawyers who have a...
by Pamela Cominos | Sep 11, 2015 | General Legal Matters, Wills and Estates
Top 4 reasons you should make a Will To many people, making a Will is a grim thought and not something they want to think about now. However, a Will is an important document that declares your intentions for your assets, and other matters, upon your death. ...
by Pamela Cominos | Aug 18, 2015 | General Legal Matters
Family Lawyers are extremely necessary if you are facing the breakdown of your marriage or de facto relationship and in particular where children under the age of 18 years are involved and where you may own property or have an interest in superannuation. It is...