The gossip must have circled the grapevine 4 times already. Whispers and whisperers have hinted heavily that soon the anticipated latest iphone is to be released . Apparently Apple has been as secretive as it has always been since its Jobs heydays yet the rumours have still dripped and dispersed across the web. And Apple […]
Its the Aussie dream – owning a home. We are all striving to own one, upgrade one, renovate one. Its no wonder the television channels are stumbling over themselves in an attempt to satisfy our appetites for all things brick and mortar with shows like The Block and Better Homes and Gardens. Watch the shows
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It sometimes seems that the leap required for faith in humanity is getting bigger by the second. On certain days, the leap required, I dare say, is 1cm more than that needed to jump over the Grand Canyon, especially when the chasm is created by betrayal from someone you once thought of closely. I recall
It’s been a year since the divorce was formalised (or two since the de facto relationship ended), the experience, along with the whole package has long been packed, dusted and consciously (or subconsciously) put to rest in the deepest darkest cavern of your memories, finally over. Or is it? Could a return, like that shadow
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Or your Father for that matter. Often when recounting how parties met, people tend to remember things like the time, the date, maybe even what they were wearing. One of my aunts recalls distinctly that she was having a “bad case of bad hair day”. Thankfully no one ever took more than 7 minutes to
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A lot.. is the answer to that question. Many people assume that because they worked hard over the years that super is not and should not be part of the property settlement. They would happily agree to splitting the equity in the house, the furniture and the cars but start getting very upset when super
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Consent Orders – they are the holy grail for those who have reached an agreement with their ex-partner regarding the splitting of the property and/or the care arrangements for the kids. They are quick, cheap and worth their weight in gold. Many people think, we reached an agreement, why do we need to see a
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Parental Responsibility is what legal folk call Responsible Parenting. Which is when two parents separate as a co-uple but still acknowledge that they will always be co-parents. So when it comes to the decision making power for children’s lives both are expected to share. This goes for day to day decisions: Should Ron have that extra
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Separation under the one roof We have talked in previous posts about why you should confirm dates of separation in writing and discussed when you can file an application for divorce. Sometimes for a variety of reasons – (not least of which is housing affordability in Sydney!) separated couples are forced to spend days, weeks,
As mentioned in a previous post you can file for divorce 12 months after separation. For many people the date of separation could be unclear. Because one person’s separation could be another person’s lets-give-each-other-space period. I still recall my reaction sitting in a late evening family law lecture in the back seat of the class
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