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How to treat legal costs in a property settlement can be a critical issue which can derail property negotiations and a cause for further anxiety. Ordinarily each party must pay their own legal costs. There are however provisions in the Family Law Act 1975 (as amended) that can give you an opportunity to seek...

A property division in accordance with the Family Law Act 1974(the Act) requires the Court to assess the contributions of the parties both financially and non-financially to the acquisition improvement and maintenance of the matrimonial property. Ordinarily contribution to the property pool can only be maintained when the parties are together and physically making...

A new edition of the Contract of sale has been produced for sales of residential houses and land. It is the 11th edition of the contract which has been approved by the Queensland Law Society and the REIQ. The differences to the prior edition include; 1. Changes to the deposit and the deposit holder to recognise electronic...