Christmas is a great time is to celebrate with your colleagues after a year of hard word and success. However your conduct at Christmas drinks, whether an office party or a carry over of festivities to another venue could cause you to loose your job. Despite the fact that this occurs after work hours or…
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What is the Personal Property Securities Register
The PPSR has just celebrated it’s seventh year anniversary. In 2012, some serial number interests were migrated from other state registers to the Personal Property Securities Register and will have expired on 30 January 2019. To learn more about this, please read the PPSR Re-registration article Not sure if Personal Property Securities Register applies to…
Are de facto relationships treated differently to marriage?
The short answer is No! Under the Family Law Act the court has the power to deal with property, maintenance and parenting issues for both married couples and also people in de facto relationships. This includes same sex couples. This is true provided that it is established that a de facto relationship exists. This is…
Myths in Family Law – It must be someone’s fault
It is a common myth among many Australians that: Someone is to blame for a relationship breakdown; and Identifying who the guilty party will influence the outcome of the property settlements or parenting access. Prior to 1975 in Australia that was the legal reality. If a married person wanted to get a divorce he or…
Accountants: Your Role in Your Client’s Divorce
When a couple decide to separate, their accountant – and resolving their financial affairs – is critical to the process, particularly if the couple own and operate a business. The Wonderley & Hall Family Law team strive to maintain involvement, as appropriate, with our clients’ accountants during family law matters, because we understand the important…