Parenting Coordination in Australia – how can it help high conflict families?
Parenting disputes, like any family law dispute, often involves high levels of entrenched conflict which can have ...
Family Law & Divorce
Marino Law’s 12 tips for family law bliss this Christmas
According to statistics, as reported on the Today Show on Channel 9 and the Sydney Morning Herald, December 11 is ...
Hardship pursuant to s90K(1)(d) of the Family Law Act – How and when may the Court set aside a Binding Financial agreement on this ground?
Binding Financial Agreements (BFA) are entered into with the clear intention of giving parties certainty and ...
Family law mediation has failed. What next?
While there are limited exceptions, Mediation in family law disputes is compulsory prior to seeking relief from ...
Short relationship results in no property adjustment for wife Husband regrets not getting that Pre-Nup
In 2012 the High Court of Australia published the much-lauded case of Stanford v Stanford. The issues arising ...
Obtaining early legal advice – Why seeing a family lawyer does not spell the end of the possibility for amicable and timely resolution
Have you recently separated from your partner?
Do you have unresolved matters which are preventing you from ...
Mega money divorce does not mean pay day for lawyers
In a week that has seen the Courier Mail (on Sunday 30 June 2019) publish an article entitled ‘Til debt do us ...
Who is a parent? – High Court issues ruling in sperm donor father case
Masson v Parsons [2019] HCA 21
Yesterday, the High Court of Australia ruled that a sperm donor was a legal parent ...
The Future of Family Law
In a big week of news in the family law arena, the Senate has rejected the proposed merger of the Family Law ...
Property Settlement – what do I need to know?
Separation can be tough. There’s lots to consider and it’s important to know where you stand. We’ve come up with a ...
When tragedy strikes – the impact of death of a parent after separation
Children of separated households have often experienced significant grief, trauma and possibly conflict in their ...
Room for improvement in police handling of withheld children
A New South Wales coronial inquest into the death of a father and daughter yesterday recommended a change in ...
Special Skills v Non-Financial Contributions – Countering The “You Have Done Nothing” Argument
In a lot of relationships, there are what are known as “traditional” roles adopted. Those roles see one party ...
Jurisdictional Disputes In Family Law – Where Equity, Property Law and the Family Law Worlds Collide
In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit Court of Australia at Lismore was charged with making a decision about ...
“Toxic” school attendance ruled against by Court
Today the Courier Mail reports upon a decision of the Federal Circuit Court regarding a child’s attendance at what ...
News Flash – A step in the right direction in 2019?
Practice Direction 1 of 2019 from the Federal Circuit Court of Australia issued last week, providing for a new ...
Mediation in property settlement disputes – Why it is important and how to make it work
At Marino Law, we are unashamedly advocates of early alternative dispute resolution in property settlement ...
To have and withhold
Highly acclaimed SBS programme Insight last night featured a discussion on Binding Financial Agreements or as ...
Joinder of Solicitor to Federal Circuit Court proceedings sounds clear warning bell to Family Lawyers who advise on Binding Financial Agreements
On 6 June 2018, Her Honour Judge Cassidy in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia granted permission to join a ...
Parenting Disputes – When the Private and Public Legal Worlds Collide
Safety issues are, rightfully, a cause of significant concern for parents who are parties to family law ...
One Size Does Not Fit All
Small Asset Pools and Property Disputes
All property disputes in the Family Law Courts involve a five step process ...
Law Reform Alert: Merger of the family law courts two courts system into one
On 30 May 2018 the Attorney General Christian Porter announced that the family law courts structure is to undergo ...
When is “independent” legal advice not really “independent” legal advice?
One of the major protective measures for family law litigants proposing to sign a Binding Financial Agreement ...
Binding Financial Agreements – pros, cons and enforceability
The phrase “Binding Financial Agreement” or BFA’s is a collective term for a variety of different agreements ...
