Family Law Examination Notes

Description

These notes are very detailed and comprehensive and provides plain English explanations for all legal concepts pertaining to wills and succession law. Case law and legislation is discussed in detail, with significant focus on the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth). Notes are easy to read with various keys used to make it easy to scan through. For example, green represents a legislative reference whereas yellow represents a case discussion. Topics covered in these notes include: 1. Property under the Family Law Act 2. Property and the rights of third parties 3. Property assets 4. Financial resources assets 5. Property valuation 6. Liabilities to third party creditors 7. Bankruptcy 8. Financial contributions 9. Property rights during marriage and cohabitation 10. More information on trusts regarding whether or not they constitute property under section 79 11. The requirement of full disclosure 12. Steps in the exercise of the court’s discretion to alter property interests 13. Assessing contributions 14. Contributions to the welfare of the family 15. Contributions made during pre-marital cohabitation and post-separation 16. Spousal maintenance 17. Children 18. Parenting orders and parental shared responsibility