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Consequences of Non-Disclosure

Consequences of Non-Disclosure: Court Awards Wife Entirety of Known Assets and Further Cash Sum Following Husband’s Breach of Disclosure Orders In family law financial proceedings, parties have an obligation to provide each other with full and frank disclosure. The...

The Relationship Between Parental Conflict and Family Violence

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARENTAL CONFLICT AND FAMILY VIOLENCE: Can refusing to settle a family law dispute be a form of coercive control? The short answer is no. Perhaps not so shockingly, family violence has a commonplace in family law proceedings. Statistically,...

Until Debt Do Us Part

UNTIL DEBT DO US PART : the "weaponisation" of debt in family law financial proceedings Secret or unknown debts often ‘come out in the wash’ in family law financial proceedings. So, what happens on separation if an ex-partner has incurred significant personal debt?...

Turch v Tripolone [2025] NSWSC 86

Marino Law acted for the successful plaintiff in a complex and protracted estate dispute, in which Justice Richmond delivered judgment in 𝘛𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘷 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 [2025] NSWSC 86.The case centred on three key issues:1️⃣ Failure to Rent the Property – Whether the defendant...

Family Law – not always about the de-construction of the family – Step Parent Adoptions in Queensland