Daily Archives: December 21, 2021

Capital Gains Tax and family law property settlements

When finalising property settlements it is important that the lawyers give consideration to the detail. For instance an Application for Consent Orders made to the Court or a binding Financial Agreement has to be carefully worded to ensure that parties receive the stamp duty exemption which they were anticipating and the parties need to be…

“He said, she said” – but what does the evidence say?

A comment that a Family Lawyer hears on a regular basis is “they are telling lies about me” or “that’s not what happened” or “it’s worth a lot more than what he says it is”. In the early stages of a matter, it can be difficult to know what is true and what is not.…