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FCFCOA launches new pilot list for family law complex financial proceedings

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Contemplating templates? Seller beware…

Solicitors offering templates for wills or other uses such as powers of attorney, debt recovery documents, employment contracts or trust deeds, need to note the potential hazards these can lead to.

Shane Budden

Case notes

A contemporary court view of testamentary capacity

Testamentary capacity came under the magnifying glass in a recent Court of Appeal case.

Judy Hayward, Meagan Liu

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Welcome to the FCFCOA!

Profession updates

New national contravention list to tackle family law non-compliance

Profession updates

Commencement of the new Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

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Judge scraps $13,000 crime-spree bill handed to man with limited capacity to pay

Tony Keim

Profession updates

Expanded criteria for COVID-19 List in the Family Court and FCC

Case notes

Property – husband appointed co-director of corporate trustee but fails in application for removal of wife as director

Crawford[2021] FamCA 15.

Craig Nicol, Keleigh Robinson

Case notes

Financial agreements – that the wife was advised against signing the BFA, but did so anyway, may be an ‘indicium of undue influence’…

Beroni & Corelli [2021] FamCAFC 9.

Craig Nicol, Keleigh Robinson

News

Judge removes probation order for girl, 13, who stole car wrecked in joyride

Queensland’s chief Childrens Court judge has removed a probation supervision order handed to a 13-year-old Townsville girl who stole a car, drove it dangerously and was later a passenger with five other young people when it crashed into a pole and rolled.

Tony Keim

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Federal Circuit Court of Australia opens Rockhampton registry

Federal Circuit Court of Australia opens Central Queensland’s newly minted Rockhampton Commonwealth Courts of Law building.

Tony Keim

Case notes

Property – interim order compelling parties to pay mortgage outgoings set aside – proximity of the parties’ mediation irrelevant

Fei & Woong [2021] FamCAFC 2

Craig Nicol, Keleigh Robinson

Case notes

Property – wife appointed co-director of corporate trustees to neutralise debate as to disclosure

Hui & Bai [2021] FamCA 6

Craig Nicol, Keleigh Robinson

Case notes

Children – parental capacity not always impacted where concerns held on child’s safety in other parent’s care

Keane [2021] FamCAFC 1

Craig Nicol, Keleigh Robinson

Case notes

Children – mother’s evidence of violence between father and his ex-wife lacked probative value and admission would waste time

England & Harrisson [2020] FamCA 1083

Craig Nicol, Keleigh Robinson

Succession law

‘For, to define true madness’*

Given today's medical advances and our current understanding of mental capacity, should we continue to rely on a '150-year-old' test of testamentary capacity?

Christine Smyth

News

Queensland Government orders review of Serious Violent Offender sentencing scheme

Tony Keim

News

LAQ podcast offers tips to people impacted by recent damaging rains

Tony Keim

News

Community demand for punishment greater than personal hardships of drunk driver who killed a child at Christmas

Judge rules the “community’s demand for punishment” of a drunk driver who struck and killed a nine-year-old boy on Christmas Day in 2016 was more important than allowing him a license to drive to alleviate personal hardships.

Tony Keim

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Changes to urgent initiating applications

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Annual Faith Service set for next week

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Juvenile justice comes under spotlight

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The beauty of indifference

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Red tape impacts small law firms

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FCFCOA launches new pilot list for family law complex financial proceedings

Contemplating templates? Seller beware…

A contemporary court view of testamentary capacity

Welcome to the FCFCOA!

New national contravention list to tackle family law non-compliance

Commencement of the new Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

Judge scraps $13,000 crime-spree bill handed to man with limited capacity to pay

Expanded criteria for COVID-19 List in the Family Court and FCC

Property – husband appointed co-director of corporate trustee but fails in application for removal of wife as director

Financial agreements – that the wife was advised against signing the BFA, but did so anyway, may be an ‘indicium of undue influence’…

Judge removes probation order for girl, 13, who stole car wrecked in joyride

Federal Circuit Court of Australia opens Rockhampton registry

Property – interim order compelling parties to pay mortgage outgoings set aside – proximity of the parties’ mediation irrelevant

Property – wife appointed co-director of corporate trustees to neutralise debate as to disclosure

Children – parental capacity not always impacted where concerns held on child’s safety in other parent’s care

Children – mother’s evidence of violence between father and his ex-wife lacked probative value and admission would waste time

‘For, to define true madness’*

Queensland Government orders review of Serious Violent Offender sentencing scheme

LAQ podcast offers tips to people impacted by recent damaging rains

Community demand for punishment greater than personal hardships of drunk driver who killed a child at Christmas

Latest

Changes to urgent initiating applications

Annual Faith Service set for next week

Juvenile justice comes under spotlight

The beauty of indifference

Red tape impacts small law firms

Proclamation gives effect to safety laws

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