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At The Norton Law Group, specialist family lawyers in Sydney, we are often asked “how does the Family Court treat foreign parenting or divorce orders?” We often have clients relocating to Australia or returning from a country they previously moved to, to have commenced or even finalised family law proceedings

The Norton Law Group are family lawyers located in Sydney, specialising in legal matters surrounding de facto relationships. De facto relationships are dealt with under the Family Law Act as a result of changes to the law in 2009. The changes to the law also mean that same sex relationships are dealt

The Judgment of the of High Court in Stanford v Stanford,  saw a complete re- think of how to approach division of assets after separation. In a rare examination of the Family Law Act 1975 (“the Act”) and particularly s 79, the High Court stated its views regarding parties who

Blended marriages – Second marriages and Wills – that is marrying or partnering for a second or more time comes with with its own set of legal issues including how protect your assets from your new spouse or partner in the event of another divorce or separation and how to

First Free Consultation and Advice in Family Law NORTH SYDNEY | SYDNEY CBD | LEICHHARDT Why do we offer a free first consultation? Well, first impressions are important, and we feel that before you engage a family lawyer following separation, you need to make sure that you pick a lawyer

How Our So-called “special Contributions” in a Marriage Assessed? One of the difficult tasks in dividing up the asset pool, following separation, is to assess what weight is to be given to the various contributions made on behalf of either party to a marriage to the acquisition preservation and maintenance

There is no presumption in Australian law that marital assets must be divided equally between husband and wife. Instead, the Family Court has broad powers to make Orders for a just and equitable division of assets. In deciding how the assets of a husband and wife should be distributed, the

Separation or divorce should not end a parent’s involvement and responsibility towards their children, but should be viewed as a start of a new commitment to the well-being children. An unfortunate truism is that children are often the innocent victims of separation/divorce, often because of parents neglecting the needs children,