by nyst-admin | 25/01/2019 | Family Law, International
The latest news about Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon and Forbes Rich List’s wealthiest person in the world, could have a lot of people re-thinking whether a timely prenuptial agreement may just be a very good idea. Bezos, whose net worth is estimated to be,...
by nyst-admin | 23/11/2018 | Family Law
Before you can become a plumber or a carpenter you have to undertake years of technical training, work under close and exacting supervision, sit for exams, and earn your ticket. No one gets to be a doctor, lawyer or accountant unless they first qualify for university,...
by nyst-admin | 10/10/2018 | Domestic Violence, Employment Law, Family Law
Recent legislative changes in New Zealand introducing 10 days paid leave for victims of domestic violence, are likely to throw up some thorny issues on both sides of ‘The Ditch.” The innovative initiative rightly has been lauded as a welcome boon to New Zealand’s...
by nyst-admin | 13/07/2018 | Family Law, Litigation
The Six Degrees of Separation being what they are, you almost certainly know someone, or someone who knows someone, who’s currently undergoing fertility treatment. It may or may not come as a surprise to you, but thousands of couples undergo fertility treatment in...
by nyst-admin | 04/05/2018 | Family Law
We all like to be kept in the manner to which we are accustomed. Under the Family Law Act 1975, when a married couple breaks up, each is expected to maintain his or her former spouse to the extent they are reasonably able, if their former spouse is unable to support...
by nyst-admin | 15/02/2018 | Business, Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, Family Law
A lot of criminal and family lawyers are these days complaining that a big chunk of their practice is now being spent dealing with civil protection order applications under Queensland’s Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act. It seems a conspiracy of events...