Family Law

" Issues covered include: overseas hidden assets, SMSF splitting, tax implications, property settlements,

Issues covered include: Tax Consequences in Splitting the Assets of the Family Trust, Business and Company, Significant Decisions, Trends and Legislative Amendments Relevant to and from the Family and Federal Circuit Courts, Inheritances and Property Settlements, Bankruptcy Impact on Family Court Proceedings Under S60 Bankruptcy Act, SMSFs: Issues to Consider Pre-Relationship, at Separation and on Property Settlement on DivorceEvidence: Discovery and Admissibility vs Reliability, Costs in the Family Court

Issues covered include: Drafting Binding Financial Agreement and Binding Child Support Agreement, Drafting Spousal Maintenance and Child Support Applications, Drafting Interim Parenting Applications and Complex Parenting Consent Orders,

Issues covered include: Tax Considerations, SMSFs, Family Money, Inheritances, Loans and Gifts, Recent Decisions

Issues covered include: Ethical Issues in Adoption, Parenting and Surrogacy Applications, Costs in the Family Court of Western Australia and Impacts of the New Uniform Laws, Witnesses

Issues covered include: Binding Financial Agreements, Precision Drafting, Maintenance Applications, child support, Interim Parenting Applications, Complex Parenting Consent Orders

Issues covered include: Tax Consequences , Family Trust, SMSFs, Family Money, Inheritances, Loans, Gifts, Bankruptcy, Professional Negligence , Evidence, Discovery and Admissibility, Reliability

Issues covered include: Binding Financial Agreements, Precision Drafting, Drafting Interim Spousal Maintenance and Parenting Applications

Issues covered include: recent cases, unrealised tax liabilities, tax implications, interim financial relief, sperm donors, arbitration, costs, ethical considerations, suspicious documents

Issues covered include: BFAs and binding Child Support Agreements, Spousal maintenance and Child Support Applications, Interim Parenting Applications, Parenting Consent Orders

Issues covered include: family law, family law documents, client management, vulnerable clients, self-represented litigants, children, ADR, settlement, ethics family law

Issues covered include: electronic hearings, evidence, expectations, procedural rules, recent amendments

Issues covered include: COVID-19. business valuation theory, family law perspective, share valuation, questionable business valuations

Issues covered include: current business valuables, damages, methods, preparation, review

Issues covered include: technology, confidentiality, arbitrations, mediations, collaborative meetings

Issues covered include: binding financial agreements, force majeure, frustration, contractual provisions

Issues covered include: property settlement proceedings, binding financial agreements, Child Support (Assessment) Act, common drafting issues

Examine in detail and discuss the court’s current approach to urgent parenting and financial applications and consider the newly implemented COVID-19 list. Plus, gain practical insights on running electronic hearings in urgent interim parenting matters and the impacts of recent changes to evidence and procedure.

Consider family law financial and property settlements from a new direction by taking into account a fast evolving world. This seminar will consider the impacts of COVID-19 on superannuation splitting, potential bankruptcy or insolvency of parties in the action and how it impacts approaches to business valuations. This important and comprehensive program gives you a practical and informative view of these issues, empowering you with the correct information to give the very best advice to your clients.

You will examine how to deal with future and unrealised tax liabilities, superannuation pool and complex trust structures in property settlements and financial settlements. Learn how to deal with unrelated and ongoing criminal proceedings and AVO’s in parenting matters and the admissibility of evidence, plus hear from Judge Morley of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia on the court’s approach to criminal offending on property proceedings and financial settlements.

You will hear about the current operation of the new National Arbitration List and from former Family Court judges and expert arbitrators on rules, regulations, grounds for appeals, preparing for and running an arbitration and future reform. The Family Court and Federal Circuit Court have now taken steps to formalise alternative dispute resolution for property matters, so it’s timely to discuss these changes how you can elevate your family law arbitration skills.

You’ll examine three topical areas in evidence in Family Law including inadvertent waiver of privilege and how to keep the genie in the bottle. Delve into what to do when faced with evidence that may have been obtained in breach of criminal, telecommunications and surveillance laws. Finally, gain a detailed guide to your options when another party fails to adequately produce all important documents and responding to subpoenas requesting the production of sensitive or irrelevant materials.

You’ll gain tips to avoid delays in your Family Law matters and in managing your files in the current environment. Delve into running interim parenting matters successfully and what you should be aware of with property and financial settlements. Finally, you’ll hear Colin Campbell, Senior Registrar, Sydney Registry of the FCA, speak on common and embarrassing procedural errors for practitioners appearing before the Registrar. Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your Family Law practice to the next level.

With the NSW budget to be handed down on November 17, we’ve gathered legal and accounting experts to provide you with the need to know information on property tax topics like land tax, duties, developer and subdivision issues, concessions, strata, deceased estates, COVID-19 measures, CGT and Main Residence Exemption and vacant land provisions. Whether you specialise in property law or you just want to ensure your knowledge is up to date in this fast changing area, this seminar is for you.

A high-value and complex property family law practice brings a unique set of issues to challenge even for the most experienced specialist. Assets are commonly wrapped up in intricate ownership structures, add backs and adjustments can be complex. How does Stanford impact? What is the impact of insolvency on the available assets? Deciding how to deal with contributions before, during the marriage and after separation. How best to draft and use Binding Financial agreements instead of a consent order.

Delve into the practical ins and outs of the new Family Court and Federal Circuit Court’s COVID-19 & Magellan Lists while examining how new trends in domestic and family violence will impact your matters and your clients. Recent events have increased risks for victims so it’s important for family lawyers and their support staff to be equipped to identify violent, abusive and controlling patterns of behaviour in order to ensure their client’s protection and the safe & effective delivery of legal services.

212N10: Gain a new found clarity and depth of knowledge on how to deal with the innumerable and complex issues that can arise when identifying ownership and tracking hidden assets in family law. Delve into critical issues with SMSF splitting. Examine the tax implications of Division 7A and 3rd party loans and other tax implications to consider when divorcing a spouse from a company or a trust.

Going forward the Family Law Court of Australia and the FCC will continue to embrace remote hearings in some format. Now is the time to review what we have learnt about running remote hearings. This experienced panel of family law barristers will share valuable and practical insights on hearing preparation, procedural issues, and technological dilemmas associated with conducting remote hearings. Master these skills now to ensure the best outcome for your clients now and in the future.

213N39: You will gain practical guidance on some critically important areas of family law practice. Master your drafting techniques and develop strategies for your binding financial agreements, binding child support agreements and spousal maintenance agreements. Learn how to draft interim orders seeking financial assistance from the court and affidavits for interim parenting proceedings in the Federal Circuit Court.

213N27: Gain insights & practical guidance from a stellar line-up of family law practitioners. Understand what is in & out of the asset pool; the weight of contributions; and the impacts of tax liabilities and insolvency on financial settlements. Earn your core CPD units by mastering how to set aside existing orders and introduce new evidence; considering ethical obligations of disclosure, and learning how to recognise and deal with clients, opponents & colleagues displaying signs of mental illness.

WEB213N60: Gain practical insights into important issues for your family law practice and your parenting and children’s matters. You’ll examine urgent parenting and financial applications, address how the courts are dealing with parental alienation and child protection, and how to address financial abuse and coercion on parenting orders. Learn also how to deal with personality disorders and substance abuse in relation to briefing experts, evidence and capacity.

213V12: You will gain practical guidance on some critically important areas of family law practice. Master your drafting techniques and develop strategies for your binding financial agreements, binding child support agreements and spousal maintenance agreements. You will also learn how to draft interim orders seeking financial assistance from the court, a key skill in these turbulent times.

213V06: Gain insights & practical guidance from a stellar line-up of leading family law practitioners. Understand what should go in the asset pool, the weight of contributions; the impact of tax liabilities; insolvency on financial settlements, and recent cases. Earn your core CPD units by mastering how to set aside existing orders and introduce new evidence; ethical obligations of disclosure, and how to recognise and deal with clients, opponents & colleagues displaying signs of mental illness.

213Q07: Gain insights & practical guidance from a stellar line-up of leading family law practitioners. Analyse the latest and most significant cases in Family law, add backs, asset pools, and the impact of tax liabilities and insolvency on financial settlements. Plus, earn your core CPD units by examining how to set aside existing orders & introduce new evidence; ethics during settlements, and how to recognise and deal with clients, opponents & colleagues displaying signs of mental illness.

213W07: Gain insights and guidance from a stellar line-up of leading family law practitioners. Understand Div 7A tax liabilities on the matrimonial property and other potential tax liabilities with practical examples and consider how to treat Div VIIA loans – are they an asset or liability? Delve into the impact of insolvency on the matrimonial pool and property settlement, plus explore in depth how to deal with allegations from family members asserting a legal and beneficial interest in the pool.

213W08: This in-depth program tailored for family lawyers takes a deep dive into several complex and critical practice issues for family lawyers while covering all the CPD core competency areas. Spend an afternoon gaining practical guidance on costs in the Family Court of WA and understanding the impacts of the new Uniform Law, navigating conflicts of interest and ethical pitfalls, and dealing with the mental health of clients, opponents and work colleagues.

With the numbers of self-represented litigants rising so too does the likelihood of lawyers and judges facing unique challenges when encountering an unrepresented party. Many of these litigants know little about the legal process which creates an added level of complexity for you and your clients. Take away practical suggestions for expert practitioners to avoid any inadvertent delays or problems when facing these increasingly common and challenging situations. WEB215N04

You’ll examine four topical areas in evidence in Family Law including the ethical issues surrounding inadvertent waiver of privilege and the evidence required when considering alleging fraud. Hear from senior and leading practitioners, including a Senior Registrar of the Family Court, as they delve into admissibility and reliability of shadow experts in property and parenting matters, electronic hearing books and tendering bundles, plus tendering of evidence during re-examination. WEB216N02

Master some of the most challenging issues facing family law specialists dealing with high-value & complex property issues. Examine assets wrapped up in intricate equitable trusts, complex 3rd party loans, complicated tax issues when dividing businesses & investments, and how to enforce financial orders. Explore how to assess company valuations and financial statements, the follow on impacts of insolvency, and key interdisciplinary issues between succession law and family law. 216N20

Tailored for the WA Family Law practitioner, spend a morning being brought up to date on several important issues that are unique to Family Law in WA. Hear how to deal with superannuation splitting and the potential traps for married and de facto couples in WA, explore the relationship between caveats and family law disputes, plus discuss the jurisdictional issues in the Family Court in financial proceedings under the Family Law Act and the Family Court Act. 216W03

You’ll learn how the courts might rule on parental alienation & AVOs. What to do when Family Law orders are inconsistent with existing orders. Importantly gain practical insights from an expert panel on how to work with & assist clients dealing with family violence, coercive control or parental alienation. Finally, explore the role of personality disorder, substance abuse & family violence in assessments & what is the best evidence to aid their determination with a clinical/forensic psychologist. WEB218N07

Examine essential key cross-disciplinary areas in family law practice. Consider succession planning in property settlements & the impacts from third parties. Understand when a family provision claim might be instigated post settlement. Explore caveatable interests in family law proceedings & the evidence required to support an application. Gain insights in dealing with trustees & liquidators in bankruptcy. Finally, delve into superannuation, tax & unrealised tax liabilities in property settlements.WEB219N08

You’ll spend an intensive afternoon with the Child Support Agency, Services Australia as they delve into the intricacies of drafting Child Support Agreements under the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 and explore the impacts of the July 2018 reforms on drafting these Agreements. Hear common traps seen by the Agency and take away key points on how to ensure that your Agreement achieves what it is intends to cover and adequately deals with any potential changes as circumstances evolve. WEB2110N03

Attend and gain a renewed understanding of effective family law drafting that you can apply immediately in your practice. Through practical guidance and useful drafting examples you’ll master drafting techniques and strategies for effective initiating applications and supporting documentation, future variations into binding child support agreements, watertight binding financial agreements and other final property agreements, and finally, interim spousal maintenance and parenting applications. WEB218N08

You’ll learn everything you need to know to make your next interim hearing in the new FCFCOA simple, including how to prepare, tips in running your hearing and a refresher on what evidence you can rely upon. Hear from Senior Judicial Registrar Tran along with a panel of accredited specialists and eminent Counsel as they share their wealth of experience with useful, practical tips and valuable insights that will make your future interim hearings a success. WEB2111N17

In one day analyse how to deal with complex trust structures and assess if contributions and gifts should form part of the pool. Know how and when to seek intervention orders to stop wastage. Learn how to access capital on an interim basis. Understand how to calculate assets wrapped up in defined benefits superannuation. Master the art of dealing with assets in an insolvent estate. Refresh yourself on tax and super-splitting requirements and examine the importance of post estate succession planning. 2111N44

Gain practical insights into important issues for your family law practice and your parenting and children’s matters from a panel of family law experts and a clinical psychologist. You’ll examine the making of urgent and ex-parte applications, how to manage forensic evidence in parenting matters and delve into relocation matters in the age of COVID. Also, gain valuable insights on some diversionary skills for children’s matters that you might consider. WEB2111V04

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Anthony Dickey QC, renowned author of the recently published book Financial Agreements under the Family Law Act. Anthony will guide you through the law and practice of financial agreements and provide solutions to some of the problems that practitioners encounter in this practical masterclass. This balanced and comprehensive program finishes with a guide to successfully dealing with superannuation and valuation in financial agreements, all with practical examples. 2111W07

Attend this complimentary webinar to hear Senior Judicial Registrar Brett McGrath and Judicial Registrar Lynda Maitland break down what Family Law practitioners need to be aware of when commencing and conducting proceedings in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia following the introduction of new FCFCOA changes on 1 September 2021. WEB219N26

Gain a new found clarity and depth of knowledge on how to deal with SMSF splitting. Examine how to value and treat defined benefits superannuation funds and the tax consequences of 3rd party loans, trusts and company when divorcing a spouse from a company or a trust. This must attend advanced intensive will provide you with a new level of insight on these significant and complex issues. WEB222N08

Take the opportunity to hear directly from the FCFCOA on how the regime is operating nearly 6 months since its introduction. Hear from Senior Judicial Registrars and the Court Children’s Service about the Court’s expectations, where they see common mistakes and misinterpretations by practitioners. Explore how new case management pathways have been received, how FDR Court Conferences have been operating and the implementation of the new Court Lists. WEB222N11

FCFCOA changes and newly introduced Court Lists have changed how family law parenting and children’s matters should be commenced and conducted. Gain a valuable summary of the Rules and pathways and examine the role of the Independent Children’s Lawyer in family law proceedings. Gain practical guidance on dealing with parental alienation from a legal and therapist’s perspective. Obtain insights into the most relevant recent parenting cases that will assist you in your daily practice. WEB223N58

Attend and gain a renewed understanding of effective family law drafting that you can apply immediately in your practice. Through practical guidance and useful drafting examples, you’ll master drafting techniques and strategies for effective and watertight binding financial agreements, binding and limited child support agreements and the drafting of interim orders to seek financial assistance in line with the FCFCOA changes. WEB223N40

Gain insights and practical guidance to ensure you’re up to date on the latest cases and strategies on everything in relation to the pool of assets in property matters and financial settlements. Examine the vital skills relating to costs and arbitration plus explore the ethical duties relating to disclosure and discovery. 223N27

Delve into some of the key issues of the day for family law financial settlements. You’ll understand how to apply the new FCFCOA rules over valuation disputes. Consider the impacts of succession law on family law matters. Find answers on the question as to whether embryos should be deemed to be property. Explore the potential remedies at common law and equity when setting aside financial agreements. Examine all these issues in detail with an eminent panel of experts. WEB223V22

Gain insights and practical guidance to ensure you’re up to date on the latest cases and strategies on everything in relation to the pool of assets in property matters and financial settlements. Examine the vital skills relating to costs and arbitration plus explore the ethical duties relating to disclosure and discovery. 223Q11

All you need regarding the asset pool plus your CPD compulsory units with session specifically designed for the family lawyer. Gain insights and practical guidance to ensure you’re up to date on the latest cases and strategies on enlarging the asset pool, contributions and adjustments, plus explore the difficult issues of inheritance post separation. Gain vital skills relating to interim hearings, mediation/arbitration and costs. Explore the ethical duties relating to disclosure and discovery. 223V06

Gain valuable insights and practical guidance from a stellar line-up of leading family law practitioners. Analyse up close the new Family Court Rules, what’s different and what to watch out for with these changes. Delve into types of equitable claims made in the Family Court. Gain a refresher into the tax liabilities that might arise during a Family law property settlement and hear how to deal with superannuation splitting and the potential traps for married and de facto couples in WA. 223W09

We have laid out the key core competency areas you can focus on to square away your CPD points for the year with practical sessions specially curated for family law practitioners. You will gain skills to make you a more successful family lawyer in 2022 and beyond. Examine appeals in-depth. Consider your ethical obligations in many different circumstances, including how to deal with judicial bullying. Plus hear an informative panel session addressing how to manage difficult family law clients. 223W10

Master how to deal with difficult legal areas impacting financial property settlements. Examine when and how to successfully obtain a Kennon adjustment and what lump sum contributions should be considered. Explore the impact of the equitable trust on the property settlement and steps to take to deal with family-controlled company disputes. Learn how to value a COVID impacted business, gain an update on SMSF changes, and learn how bankruptcy might be dealt with at different stages of separation. 226N09

In this in-depth 3-part series on domestic violence you will examine the latest developments in family law, understand the recent changes in the federal court, ensure your knowledge of media law and its implications are watertight, and consider the interaction of family and criminal law and the implications for your clients. Analyse the various legal avenues and resources available to you and your clients. Choose the session most relevant to you or attend them all and save. WEB225N23

In this in-depth 3-part series on domestic violence you will examine the latest developments in family law, understand the recent changes in the federal court, ensure your knowledge of media law and its implications are watertight, and consider the interaction of family and criminal law and the implications for your clients. Analyse the various legal avenues and resources available to you and your clients. Choose the session most relevant to you or attend them all and save. WEB225N23A

In this in-depth 3-part series on domestic violence you will examine the latest developments in family law, understand the recent changes in the federal court, ensure your knowledge of media law and its implications are watertight, and consider the interaction of family and criminal law and the implications for your clients. Analyse the various legal avenues and resources available to you and your clients. Choose the session most relevant to you or attend them all and save. WEB226N23B

In this in-depth 3-part series on domestic violence you will examine the latest developments in family law, understand the recent changes in the federal court, ensure your knowledge of media law and its implications are watertight, and consider the interaction of family and criminal law and the implications for your clients. Analyse the various legal avenues and resources available to you and your clients. Choose the session most relevant to you or attend them all and save. WEB226N23C

Bringing together a diverse panel of experts on Div7A, you’ll learn in plain English how to identify a potential Div7A exposure while being shown where practitioners often get it wrong. Gain a clearer understanding of what the accountant’s advice really means and learn what options are available to avoid a Div7A debt crystalizing. Plus, our panel will discuss strategies to deal with another side’s refusal to recognize potential Div7A issues and or whose actions threaten your client’s interests. WEB226N27

Gain a ‘how to’ guide to writing the perfect and persuasive letter and email no matter the message you’re seeking to convey. WEB226N40A

Gain valuable skills in how to understand, interpret, and deal with financial disclosure, making it easier and clearer for you. Take away a valuable guide on what to look out for and, in simple terms, what the financials are saying. WEB227N40B

Learn all the tips and traps to drafting an Application for Consent Orders and an Application for Divorce that you can apply immediately in your practice while gaining an understanding of precisely what the courts are looking for. WEB228N40C

Explore what alternative dispute resolution option might be best for your case and why. You will learn the advantages and disadvantage of each option, giving you the confidence to know that the advice you are giving your client is correct for their situation. WEB228N40D

Your takeaways from this session will assist you to be clear and confident regarding the ethical obligations you owe to the court, to your client, and the other side so that you are never left in a quandary over how to deal with any situation. WEB229N40E

This Family Law ‘Back to Basics’ series is conveniently timed outside of working hours through live online or on-demand sessions. You’ll gain valuable insights & practical skills in 5 key areas: writing letters/emails; offers of settlement; consent and other applications; dealing with financial disclosure; alternative dispute resolution and ethical issues for family lawyers. The panel of experts at each session will bring their impeccable experience to help elevate your practice to the next level. WEB226N40

Get firsthand knowledge and valuable practical insights from our panel of Family Law specialists at this Parenting Skills Forum. Explore key practices on how to navigate the new FCFCoA processes in Parenting matters. Understand how to represent someone who is estranged from their children, how to deal with relocation cases and how to manage disputes around vaccinations. Finally, learn the ins and outs of instigating parenting applications in the new FCFCoA regime. WEB226Q05

Learn how to prepare and advocate interim applications for litigation funding and bolster your advocacy skills in interim parenting matters. You’ll gain tips and strategies to elevate your cross-examination, examination in chief and closing skills, whether acting as counsel or supporting counsel. Finally, a preeminent mediator will discuss how to be successful at your mediations. Learn these essentials and more to take to your advocacy skills to the next level. 226W05

Gain a fresh understanding of insolvency at different stages of Family law proceedings – before, post separation & after. Understand how a liquidator or trustee might intervene in proceedings & learn what your client’s best options are and where practitioners have come unstuck with real life scenarios. This intensive brings together a diverse panel of experts to highlight the impact of corporate and personal insolvency on family law proceedings and on the property and assets within the marital pool. 228N06

Hear from current and former judges. You’ll take an advance review of evidence in Family Law and understand your pre action and ongoing disclosure obligations. Learn how to deal with electronic disclosure and improperly obtained information in breach of criminal, telecommunications, and surveillance laws. Get a view from the bench on affidavit evidence and a new understanding of inadvertent waiver of privilege. 229N01

Learn how to practically navigate the pre-action processes and forms with examples. Hear how to run a Rice vs Asplund case, what orders to seek and evidence required. Gain insight on assessing unacceptable risk for the child, touching on children with special vulnerabilities. . Finally, gain a valuable insight into how to deal with issues of relocation in parenting matters, a review of recent cases and practical tips to assist your clients. WEB2210N71Z

At this in-depth drafting skills intensive, you’ll be guided, through 3 of the most critically important areas of drafting for family lawyers by a panel of experts. Through practical guidance, useful drafting examples & real world scenarios you’ll master drafting techniques and strategies for binding financial agreements & child support agreements, interim property & maintenance applications. Gain a renewed understanding of effective drafting that you can apply immediately in your practice. WEB229V04

Cross-disciplinary issues in a family law matter can raise more questions than answers. At our 20th Anniversary Conference, we have brought together the best speakers to answer those challenging questions. You’ll learn how to deal with Trusts, Superannuation, Tax, Estate Planning & Family Provision claims in your family law matters. Plus, hear the Hon. Justice Brasch & others discuss how to manage the impact of family violence on parenting matters. A must attend program for advanced practitioners. 2211V05

We have identified issues that can challenge even the most experienced practitioners & brought together the best of the best so you avoid coming unstuck. You’ll takeaway new key insights on relocation concerns and recent cases. Gain an understanding of inheritances during family proceedings, how to minimise the risks and when a family provisions claim might arise. 2211W01

Interim hearings can leave you scrambling! Before the end of year rush, is the time to upskill or gain a refresher on how to get your interim hearings over the line & avoid the common traps. You’ll gain tips from our experienced panel on how you can streamline your preparation & run your interim hearing successfully. Plus, takeaway valuable insights on how to approach different types of interim hearings. 2211N16