In Safir [2016] FamCAFC 3 (28 January 2016), Ryan J heard an appeal and found an error in a family law parenting order that gave the father unsupervised time with a 10 and 6 year old during the day, but provided no

Key Words: Financial agreements; de facto partners; Part VIIIA and Part VIIIAB financial agreement;  validity of certificate of legal advice Introduction In Piper & Mueller [2015] FamCAFC 241 (18 December 2015) the Full Court of the Family Court (Ryan, Murphy & Aldridge JJ) heard an appeal

The case of Commonwealth Central Authority & Cavanaugh [2015] FamCAFC 233 (11 December 2015) was an appeal brought by the Commonwealth Central Authority against the orders of Deputy Chief Justice Faulks (“trial judge”) of the Family Court of Australia. The trial judge

Keywords: Consent orders; full and frank disclosure; informed consent; miscarriage of justice; section 79A; property orders; disclosure. The case of Pearce & Pearce [2016] FamCAFC 14 (11 February 2016) was an appeal brought by the husband against the orders of Justice Dawe

Keywords: Best interests of the child; relocation In Timms & Payton [2015] FCCA 3324 (18 December 2015) Judge Altobelli heard the applicant mother’s request to relocate with the parties’ 11 year old daughter (“X”) from one location in New South Wales to another

Key Words:  property proceedings; contributions; section 75(2) of the Family Law Act; In the recent Family Court of Western Australia case of Telfer [2016] FCWA 2 (4 January 2016), Walters J had to consider a seven year marriage where there was two

Keywords: property; future needs; spousal maintenance; section 75(2); illness; life expectancy; renal failure; diabetes. The case of Fontana & Fontana [2016] FamCAFC 11 (9 February 2016), was an appeal to the Full Court of the Family Court of Australia by the husband

In the recent case of Martin & Wilson [2016] FCCA 235 (11 February 2016), Judge Phipps dealt with an 11 year de facto relationship where the respondent (Ms Wilson) withdrew $90,000 of superannuation at the commencement of the litigation but lost it as part

Keywords: property; settlement; de facto; section 75(2); section 79; initial contribution; financial contribution; other factors. The case of Marks & Xander [2016] FCCA 282 (15 February 2016), was a property settlement matter between separated de facto parties which was heard by the

In the recent decision of the Full Court of the Family Court in Nevill [2016] FamCAFC 41 (17 March 2016) May, Ryan & Murphy JJ upheld an order made by Kent J staying the wife’s property proceedings, initially brought in the Federal