In a recent appeal case in the United Kingdom, a woman tried to sue her Solicitor for professional negligence claiming she was not advised that by getting a Divorce her marriage would be terminated. The woman, Ms Mulcahy, was a devoted practicing Catholic who said she wanted to avoid terminating her marriage. She argued her […]
For some time there has been much political and social debate surrounding family violence including its connection with family law. Â This has led to a lot of research into and some significant changes in the law to help combat family violence and to allow for greater community awareness of this issue. In June 2012 the […]
Can you keep your lottery win? In a recent case [Eufrosin & Eufrosin] the Family Court of Australia looked into the question of how to divide matrimonial property when one party had a gambling “windfall” after separation but before the property settlement had been finalised. The couple involved separated after a 20 year long marriage. […]
