With effect from 10 June 2025, new legislation came into force which makes significant changes to how the court determine property settlement matters in dispute, and what matters and circumstances the court will consider when making a determination relevant to both de facto and married couples. Whilst this article does

With effect from May 2024 (married parties) and February 2025 (de facto parties), legislation changed with respect to the factors the court must consider when making a parenting order. The best interests of the child is still the paramount consideration – that has not changed. The new legislation now references

With effect from 10 June 2025, there are new provisions that provide for the ability to define the retention of a companion animal. A companion animal is defined as an animal kept by the parties to a marriage or either of them mor the parties to a de facto relationship

New legislation came into force on 10 June 2025 that affects the approach to divorce. Whilst the sole ground for divorce is still evidence of separation for 12 months, there is no longer a requirement to wait 2 years after marriage, to make application for divorce. It is also no