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Recorded Webinar: Show Me the [Interim] Money: Running Interim Spousal Maintenance Claims in FCFCOA (Professional Skills)

It is no secret that a primary goal of the FCFCOA is to encourage dispute resolution and reduce the time of parties to resolve their dispute whether by settlement or following a contested trial. However, for many the new case management pathways and procedures have not resulted in
PRESENTED BY Wendy Kayler-Thomson Partner and Accredited Family Law Specialist - Forte Family Lawyers , Melbourne

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About the Webinar

It is no secret that a primary goal of the FCFCOA is to encourage dispute resolution and reduce the time of parties to resolve their dispute whether by settlement or following a contested trial. However, for many the new case management pathways and procedures have not resulted in more expedient resolution. This raises the question of what happens in the meantime? This session will explore how interim issues in property settlement matters ought to be managed and will discuss:

  • The difference between the intention and the reality of the new pathways and what lies ahead in the future
  • Whether interim spousal maintenance claims have a role to play in the new system and how practitioners should navigate this
  • Steps that practitioners could take to assist the Court reduce the number of procedural hearings required in a matter
  • The Court's view in relation to interim property settlement applications in the new system

Presented By

Wendy Kayler-Thomson
Partner and Accredited Family Law Specialist , Forte Family Lawyers Melbourne, Vic

Wendy is a partner of Forte Family Lawyers and an accredited family law specialist. She has practised as a family lawyer for more than 25 years.

She is a former Chair of the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia, the peak body for Australian family lawyers. Her time as Chair of the Family Law Section coincided with a period of great controversy and unprecedented attention on the reform of family law and the family law system. This included the Victorian Royal Commission into family violence, the Federal Parliamentary enquiry into the family law system and family violence, the Australian Law Reform Commission’s Family Law Review and the Federal Government’s proposal to restructure the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court.

Wendy was a member of the Advisory Committee to the Australian Law Reform Commission’s Family Law Review, the most comprehensive review of family law and the family law sector in 40 years

Who Should Attend?

This webinar is suitable for lawyers practising in family law - Australia wide.

CPD Information

Lawyers can claim 1 CPD unit - Professional skills

WA lawyers – Please note that TEN is unable to verify your completion of recorded webinars to the Legal Practice Board of WA. TEN is an accredited provider.

Enquiries/Assistance

If you need assistance or have an enquiry, please do not hesitate to contact our Webinar Coordinator, Lisa Tran on (03) 8601 7709 or email: [email protected]

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