Family Law and De Facto Law
Our family lawyers at RKL have significant experience in family and de facto relationship law, both in Australia and internationally. We have handled cases involving:
- Children’s issues
- Adoption
- Child abduction and Hague Convention matters
- Child maintenance and support
- IVF and surrogacy arrangements
- Relocation
- Specialist medical procedures
- De facto/domestic relationships
- Domestic violence and intervention orders
- Financial agreements
- International family law
- Mediation and litigation
- Protection of assets
- Same sex relationships
- Separation and divorce
- Spousal maintenance
- Property settlements
- Superannuation splitting
Magda Kron is a Collaborative Law Practitioner and a Member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. For more information on how Rudstein Kron Lawyers can assist you with Family Law & De Facto Disputes and if Collaborative Law is right for you please contact us, request an appointment with one of our staff or give us a call on (03) 9519 9888 .
Family Court does not have power to prevent abortion
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- Published on Thursday, 12 April 2012 09:37
- Written by Danielle Roberts
In the recent case of Talbot & Norman [2012] FamCA 96 (“Re Talbot”), the Family Court held that it does not have the jurisdiction or power to restrain the mother of an unborn child from aborting that child.
Mr Talbot and Ms Norman had a short relationship and were never married. At the time of the hearing Ms Norman was approximately 13 weeks pregnant with Mr Talbot’s child. Mr Talbot filed urgent court proceedings in the Family Court seeking an injunction to restrain Ms Norman from aborting the child. Mr Talbot and Ms Norman were not legally represented.
Should you have a Binding Financial Agreement?
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- Published on Friday, 17 February 2012 06:50
- Written by Danielle Roberts
Picture this, Sally is a 32 year old school teacher and while she is not wealthy, she worked hard and saved the deposit for her own house at the age of 26. Sally has been committed to paying off her mortgage ever since. On Sally’s 30th birthday she met Greg, a 34 year old builder, and fell in love. Recently Greg asked Sally to marry him. She is excited, in love and cannot wait to start her life with Greg, but there is one small problem. Greg has spent his life travelling the world, he has no assets to his name and he has his bags packed to move in to Sally’s house.
Subpoenas and counsellors in family law
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- Published on Thursday, 20 October 2011 13:24
- Written by Michael Knopf
When do counsellor’s notes and records remain private?
This article is about what happened when the notes of a couples’ counsellor were subpoenaed to Federal Magistrates Court. The issue in dispute was whether the counsellor’s notes were able to be used in Court?
When a marriage is not a marriage: a case of duress
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- Published on Thursday, 11 August 2011 12:19
- Written by Zelma Rudstein & Danielle Roberts
In the recent case of Robert & Golden [2011] FamCA 443 the Family Court of Australia (“the Court”) held that the marriage between Mr Robert and Ms Golden was null and void.
A declaration that a marriage is null and void, also known as a declaration of nullity, is a finding by the Court that the marriage was invalid. This means that the marriage is regarded as having never taken place, even though a marriage ceremony may have taken place. A court may declare a marriage to be null and void on a number of grounds, including as Mr Roberts claimed, where one party claims to have been forced into the marriage under duress.
Law, ethics and biotechnology: Supreme Court finds wife owns deceased husband’s sperm
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- Published on Wednesday, 25 May 2011 09:00
- Written by Magda Kron & Danielle Roberts
You may have seen or heard in the news recently that a widow has been granted possession of her deceased husband’s sperm, which she intends to use to conceive a baby. The case is called Jocelyn Edwards: Re the Estate of the late Mark Edwards [2011] NSWSC 478 and it serves to highlight the complex legal and ethical issues surrounding the ownership and control of a deceased human’s sperm. The case also demonstrates the interplay between family law, medical ethics and property law in such cases, and the resulting need for expert legal advice.