Eighth Annual Melbourne Family Law Conference e-book

The last 12 months have been one of the most challenging times for family lawyers: fluctuating property values, coupled with the lingering effects of COVID-19, have coincided with the biggest overhaul in family law since 1975.

This year’s program covers a range of important and topical issues for family lawyers, including the impact of relationship status on judicial decision making, access and overnight stays in parenting arrangements, as well as counting the cost of family violence on property settlements. It also includes a deep dive into superannuation splitting, as well as challenging the experts in asset valuations.

Property and Financial Matters

• Big Money, Big Problems? The Family Court and the Top End of Town
• All’s Fair in Love and War, except when it comes to Binding Financial Agreements
• Counting the Cost of Family Violence on Property Settlements
• Same Same But Different? The impact of Relationship Status on Judicial Decision Making

Challenges in Parenting Matters

• The Long and Winding Road: Child Relocation and Travel
• Access and Overnight Stays in Parenting Arrangements - The Reforms in the Spotlight

Litigation and Carving Up the Citadel

• Have Costs become the Weapon of Choice for the Courts?
• Super-Size Me: Superannuation Splitting and Family Law
• Factoring in Tax in Family Law Property Settlements

3 Compulsory CPD Topics

• Professional skills: Appointing and Challenging the Experts in Family Law Asset Valuations
• Practice management business skills: Handling Volatile Clients in Family Law
• Ethics: Negotiations and Determining When to Settle: Walking the Ethical Tightrope