You may qualify for Legal Aid if you do not have the ability to afford to pay privately for a lawyer. Burley Castle Hawkins takes on Legal Aid matters for civil, criminal and family matters where we have capacity to do so.
We outline three essential steps to follow when dealing with a challenging separation scenario.
Chilly bin or esky? jandals or thongs? chips or ‘chups?, these are the dissimilarities often debated between Australia and New Zealand. But what about your relationship property when your marriage, de facto or civil union relationship comes to an end?
If your relationship was less than three years and there are children or one party has made a substantial contribution, the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 will apply, but does not provide a statutory framework for equal sharing.
Parties to relationship property settlement Agreements and Court proceedings must provide full and frank disclosure of their financial assets and liabilities.
