
Tag: family provision


Decision Impossible, Part 2: Appeal against disabled son’s FPA dismissed, with costs

Fractured Relationship: abuse and estrangement in FPA, provision ordered (NSW)

Decision Impossible: FPA by disabled son against widow, forcing sale of family home in notional estate (NSW)

Wife support: FPA by widow dismissed with costs (NSW)

What is “Contemplation of marriage”: Marriage revokes Will in blended family (NSW)

Excluded child’s claim dismissed: 40 years of estrangement after bitter divorce (NSW)

“Child Support”: Effect on earning capacity and meaning of “Support” in an FPA (Qld)

Important Amendments to Qld Succession Laws: a sign of the times

Child of de facto spouse = Step-child in FPA; Decision upheld on Appeal (VIC)

Burden of secrets: Claim for secret trust within an FPA by grandchild (NSW)

Dare to Care: Close personal relationship in FPA (NSW)

A Shared Life: Family provision claim by same-sex defacto of 30 years

Escaping the Nest: Abandoning a right to reside and FPA 15 years out of time

Family Ties: Former wife successful in FPA where financial settlement finalised 25 years prior
FPA x2: Grandson vs Daughter – Close Personal Relationship
An offer is an offer, no matter how small?: Costs in FPA after parentage test negative. Dismiss/Discontinue?
Extension of time application dismissed – 11 months out of time
