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Michele Davis

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Tag: family provision

August 27, 2020

Family Values: successful FPA by trans woman, following estrangement & disharmony among family (VIC)

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February 20, 2020March 9, 2020

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

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January 17, 2020March 10, 2020

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

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November 4, 2019February 20, 2020

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

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July 17, 2018July 17, 2018

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

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July 10, 2018

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

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October 26, 2017October 26, 2017

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

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June 22, 2017June 22, 2017

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

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June 16, 2017June 16, 2017

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

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May 11, 2017October 12, 2019

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

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May 10, 2017October 12, 2019

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

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May 5, 2017May 5, 2017

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

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May 2, 2017

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

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March 19, 2017

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

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January 31, 2017October 12, 2019

Family Ties: Former wife successful in FPA where financial settlement finalised 25 years prior

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December 6, 2016

FPA x2: Grandson vs Daughter – Close Personal Relationship

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October 19, 2016October 19, 2016

An offer is an offer, no matter how small?: Costs in FPA after parentage test negative. Dismiss/Discontinue?

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October 14, 2016October 14, 2016

Extension of time application dismissed – 11 months out of time

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May 11, 2016January 21, 2021

Question, answered. Does a Solicitor owe a duty to a disappointed beneficiary?

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April 19, 2016April 19, 2016

Family provision and 30 years of estrangement

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