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Spousal Maintenance and A Huge Mistake
By Julie Cave · 6 years ago
The ex-wife of a South Australian millionaire has been ordered to pay back $200,000 in spousal maintenance payments. The couple split in 2013 amid claims of domestic violence, and the wife launched legal action seeking ...
Divorce Costs: The Cost Of Revenge
By Phillipa Kingswell · 7 years ago
Divorce costs. There is the cost of a relationship not gone to plan, the cost of two homes rather than one and the costs associated with divorce process itself. The cost of divorce is already ...
Family Violence More Likely To Occur In Homes With Kids
By Phillipa Kingswell · 7 years ago
Family violence is more likely to occur in couples with children, often commencing in pregnancy, which means children may be exposed to physical harm from a very young age. It has been estimated that about ...
How Financial Planners Can Fight Elder Abuse
By Bryan Mitchell · 7 years ago
As our population continues to age, so we must continue to fight elder abuse. The most common kind of elder abuse is financial abuse, and the good news is that professionals like financial planners can ...
Divorce Property Settlement Myths
By Phillipa Kingswell · 7 years ago
What are the most common divorce property settlement myths? Many of them are perpetuated by ‘real-life’ stories where the context is not clear or the facts have been manipulated. Many couples get incorrect information from ...
Milennials: Why You Need To Consider Estate Planning
By Bryan Mitchell · 7 years ago
Estate planning for millennials? Surely that’s the last thing that generation is thinking about. Jokes and memes about millennials abound online. When a meme about the three biggest millennial fears is all about being connected ...
Digital Estate Planning
By Bryan Mitchell · 7 years ago
When thinking of estate planning, most people don’t really think about their digital estate. So what is it and why is it important to include it in your estate planning? Our digital estate is made ...