On Wednesday 19 June 2019 the High Court of Australia handed down their unanimous decision in our case, Masson & Parsons & Anors. The case was heard by the High Court on 16 and 17 April 2019, following an appeal from the decision of the Full...
On Friday 14 December 2018 we appeared in the High Court in a special leave application. We asked the Court to consider whether our client’s family law matter was significant enough to be heard by the highest court in Australia. The case involves a sperm donor...
Requiring the Court’s intervention in your family law parenting or custody matter is an emotional and stressful time for parents, or persons concerned with the care, welfare and development of children. Often, whilst their matter progresses through the Family Court system, parents are left feeling on...
I want custody of my child. This is almost always one of the first things a new family law client will tell us when we meet them for the first time. However, what is often not realised is that according to the Family Law Act, there...
The number of divorces granted in Australia has been increasing yearly. Given the increasing statistics, it seems timely to consider the most important and frequently asked questions surrounding the divorce process. 1. How do I apply for divorce? An application for a divorce is made...
Steiner Legal recently succeeded in securing their client, Mr Vickery*, the father of a 10 year old boy sole parental responsibility and full time ‘live with’ orders from the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, following the mother abandoning their child. In early December 2014 and with...
Following the incorporation of the Federal Circuit Court Amendment (2014 Measures No. 1) Rules 2014 (Cth) in the Federal Circuit Court Rules 2001 (Cth), there is now a requirement to file a completed ‘Notice of Risk’ form with all initiating applications, and responses to initiating...
In the 2013 case of Groth and Banks [2013] FamCA 430 (11 June 2013) the Applicant male and Respondent mother knew each other for 10 years before having a relationship between August 2001 and February 2002. In 2007 the Applicant was diagnosed with testicular cancer and...
Recently the Family Court of Australia Full Court came down with an important decision on contributions. It is a decision the writer was lucky to see argued at the Family Court of Australia, Sydney Registry in early November last year. The ultimate holding of Hoffman and Hoffman [2014]...