Adding Back to the Asset Pool with Add Backs

Adding back assets to a property pool in property settlement proceedings is a contentious and complex issue that can make a major difference to the final orders made by the court dividing the assets between the parties. In this program, Malcolm Gittoes-Caesar, from Coleman Greig Lawyers in Parramatta, reviews the background to the current approach of the Family Court to this issue, including the impact of the High Court decision in Stanford and Stanford, and considers what guidance can be found in the recent case law when preparing a case for and against add backs to a property pool.

[31 minutes] [0.52 CPD hours]