A court can fine or gaol a parent for not abiding by court orders. However, this is not the case with parenting plans.

Seeking advice from the outset ensures that our client's money is properly protected on the divorce of their children.

Family Law Courts have far-reaching powers and duties to refer allegations of tax evasion to the relevant authorities.

The biggest mistake that people make when negotiating parenting arrangements is that they allow their own anger and hurt to cloud their judgment as to what parenting arrangements would be in the best interests of their children.

CJ Alstergren issued a statement acknowledging the impact that the pandemic has on parents and parenting arrangements.

Discusses the implications of a former partner's new partner and children.

The government recently brought into force new laws regulating access to share registers. Although aimed primarily at unsolicited share offers, the Corporations Amendment (No 1) Act 2010 restricts access to registers for a far wider range of users.

ASIC has announced changes to the way most corporate insolvency notices need to be published from 1 July 2012.

Article discusses the recent changes to statutory demands, bankruptcy & insolvent trading laws due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Changes to the way most corporate insolvency notices have to be published came into effect on 1 July 2012.

In brief - TV and film companies fail to snare iiNet </h3> <p>Internet service provider (ISP) iiNet is not guilty of copyright infringement on the basis of file sharing by its users, according to the Full Federal Court.

Before issuing a formal letter of demand on infringers, IP owners need to ensure that they have all evidentiary records.

IP Australia's Patent Office has introduced an online facility.

The issues paper requests comments on over 50 questions relating to the appropriateness of current copyright exceptions.

Australian trade mark owners will be able to apply for trade mark registration in New Zealand more easily and cheaply.

Article discusses the annual lectures that were created for the legal community to discuss depression & anxiety.

Fam­i­lies going through sep­a­ra­tion may be aware of recent news announcements of changes to the Fam­i­ly Court sys­tem.

The implementation of swimming pool changes is to be postponed for a further 12 months, to commence on 29 April 2015.

Reintroduction of code mandates rent relief for eligible tenants impacted by COVID until 13 January 2022.

Today the amount of periodic child support that one parent is required to pay the other is determined according to the cost of care for a child (based on cost of care tables) which is then apportioned between the parents according to the amount of time the child spends overnight with each parent and the income of the parents.