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In the Estate of Leslie Wayne Quinn (deceased) 2019 QSC 99 the Supreme Court of Queensland was required to consider whether a video recording on an iphone labelled by the deceased as his Will [...]

In Re Prien [2019] VSC 47 the Supreme Court was required to consider whether an informal codicil to the will consisting of 2 pages of attendance notes taken by the solicitor at the home of the [...]

The question for a court is to determine what documents will constitute an informal will to be admitted for the purpose of obtaining Probate. In the case of The Late Rae Mackay in the Supreme [...]

The latest Family Law Section news from Paul Doolan, Chair The Prime Minister, the Hon. Scott Morrison MP yesterday issued a Media Release announcing that the Government will undertake a Joint [...]

What happens when one party lacks capacity to provide instructions in proceedings in the Family Court arena?  For example, dementia sets in or a brain injury arising from an accident?  Or conduct [...]

In the High Court case of Masson v Parsons in 2019 the court considered the meaning of the term “parent” and whether the sperm donor could be termed “parent” within the ordinary meaning.  Does [...]

What if a will omitted to name an executor? What if the document is not in the formal sense a will but rather is a direction in the form of a letter? In the 2019 South Australian case of the [...]

Family Violence Law Help (familyviolencelaw.gov.au) is a new national website for people wanting to understand domestic and family violence, the law and where to get help. It can be used by [...]

In the 2014 case of Spencer & Speight [2014] FamCA436 the court determined that “sexual relationship” has a wider meaning than just sexual intercourse and sexual relations. Intimate [...]

The Family Law Act requires a court to consider if the proposed orders sought by the parties are just and equitable in making decisions for married couples and de facto couples (couples who have [...]