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Welcome to the Mondaq Family and Matrimonial homepage, here you will find thought leadership articles, podcasts, videos and webinars providing insights covering topics such as Divorce, Family Law, Wills and Estate Planning.

Recognising the legal red flags: when to refer clients to a family lawyer

Discusses common risk-based indicators that a client should seek legal advice from a family lawyer.

Australia Family

MO

Mellor Olsson Lawyers

Understanding Spousal Maintenance: Who Pays And Why?

Spousal maintenance refers to financial support that one former partner may need to pay to the other after separation or divorce.

Australia Family

JF

Justice Family Lawyers

Can You Get Divorced Without A Property Settlement?

You usually have 12 months from the date your divorce becomes final to start property proceedings.

Australia Family

JF

Justice Family Lawyers

What to Expect During a Final Hearing in the Family Court

The most common questions about what happens during a final hearing in family court.

Australia Family

JF

Justice Family Lawyers

How To Handle Parenting Disputes When Communication Breaks Down

Australia Family

JF

Justice Family Lawyers

Can Grandparents Apply for Custody or Visitation Rights in Australia?

Australia Family

JF

Justice Family Lawyers

How To Stop a Recovery Order From Your Ex Spouse

Australia Family

JS

JB Solicitors

Marital Home Rights: What Do I Get After a Breakup?

Australia Family

JS

JB Solicitors

Divorce Checklist Australia: Do You Have Everything You Need?

Australia Family

JS

JB Solicitors

How Many Marriages End in Divorce: The Recent Numbers

Australia Family

JS

JB Solicitors

Court Ordered Drug and Alcohol Testing in Family Law

Australia Family

U

Unified Lawyers

What happens if you do without a Will in Australia?

Australia Family

WT

Watkins Tapsell

Important legal consideration for blended family in family law

Australia Family

U

Unified Lawyers

Why Binding Death Benefit Nominations are crucial in Estate Planning

Australia Family

HL

HHG Legal Group

Visa Rules When Changing Employer Sponsors

Australia Immigration

IL

Interstaff Immigration Agency

Immigration And Australian Federal Election Campaign Promises

Australia Immigration

IL

Interstaff Immigration Agency

It depends – Can I make an in-specie contribution to my self-managed superfund?

Australia Employment

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Addressing the Surge in Youth Crime in NSW

Australia Criminal

OC

O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors

BFA Family Law Basics 2025

Australia Family

JS

JB Solicitors

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Family Law

Recognising the legal red flags: when to refer clients to a family lawyer

Discusses common risk-based indicators that a client should seek legal advice from a family lawyer.

Australia Family

MO

Mellor Olsson Lawyers

Understanding Spousal Maintenance: Who Pays And Why?

Spousal maintenance refers to financial support that one former partner may need to pay to the other after separation or divorce.

Australia Family

JF

Justice Family Lawyers

Can You Get Divorced Without A Property Settlement?

You usually have 12 months from the date your divorce becomes final to start property proceedings.

Australia Family

JF

Justice Family Lawyers

What to Expect During a Final Hearing in the Family Court

Australia Family

JF

Justice Family Lawyers

How To Handle Parenting Disputes When Communication Breaks Down

Australia Family

JF

Justice Family Lawyers

Can Grandparents Apply for Custody or Visitation Rights in Australia?

Australia Family

JF

Justice Family Lawyers

How To Stop a Recovery Order From Your Ex Spouse

Australia Family

JS

JB Solicitors

Marital Home Rights: What Do I Get After a Breakup?

Australia Family

JS

JB Solicitors

How Many Marriages End in Divorce: The Recent Numbers

Australia Family

JS

JB Solicitors

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Divorce

Recognising the legal red flags: when to refer clients to a family lawyer

Discusses common risk-based indicators that a client should seek legal advice from a family lawyer.

Australia Family

MO

Mellor Olsson Lawyers

Understanding Spousal Maintenance: Who Pays And Why?

Spousal maintenance refers to financial support that one former partner may need to pay to the other after separation or divorce.

Australia Family

JF

Justice Family Lawyers

Can You Get Divorced Without A Property Settlement?

You usually have 12 months from the date your divorce becomes final to start property proceedings.

Australia Family

JF

Justice Family Lawyers

What to Expect During a Final Hearing in the Family Court

Australia Family

JF

Justice Family Lawyers

How To Handle Parenting Disputes When Communication Breaks Down

Australia Family

JF

Justice Family Lawyers

Can Grandparents Apply for Custody or Visitation Rights in Australia?

Australia Family

JF

Justice Family Lawyers

How To Stop a Recovery Order From Your Ex Spouse

Australia Family

JS

JB Solicitors

Marital Home Rights: What Do I Get After a Breakup?

Australia Family

JS

JB Solicitors

Divorce Checklist Australia: Do You Have Everything You Need?

Australia Family

JS

JB Solicitors

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Wills/ Intestacy/ Estate Planning

It depends – Trust vesting

Transcript & link to video - from 1/8/25, Qld trusts may vest after 125 years, but deed terms & legal steps determine if extension is possible.

Australia Commercial

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

What happens if you do without a Will in Australia?

Explains what happens when someone dies without a Will, how intestacy laws work & why it's important to plan ahead.

Australia Family

WT

Watkins Tapsell

Why Binding Death Benefit Nominations are crucial in Estate Planning

Explains difference between binding & non-binding nominations. A BDBN is essential in managing your superannuation after death.

Australia Family

HL

HHG Legal Group

How Do You Update Your Will in Australia?

Australia Family

WT

Watkins Tapsell

It depends – Can my superannuation death benefit be paid to my stepchild?

Australia Family

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

"He was like a father to me, that's why he left me his estate in an informal will." Which case won?

Australia Family

S

Stacks Law Firm

Capacity and undue influence: The curious story of Beverley Brooker

Australia Family

B

Barry Nilsson

A "special" trust deed variation and lessons for estate planning

Australia Family

PA

Piper Alderman

Can A Beneficiary Be An Executor Of A Will In Australia?

Australia Family

JS

JB Solicitors

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Latest Videos

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BFA Family Law Basics 2025

JS

JB Solicitors

What happens to your inheritance in a divorce or separation?

P

PCL Lawyers

Home Affairs and the Tribunal Should Provide Logical Reasons for Their Decisions

RM

Roam Migration Law

It Depends – Family trust change of trustee (part 5 – estate planning)

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

It Depends – Family trust change of trustee (part 4 – assets)

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

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