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Practical guidance on separation, parenting arrangements, property settlement and related matters under Australian family law.
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Family Law
How Is Property Divided After Separation?
There is no automatic 50/50 rule. A guide to how Australian family law approaches property settlement after separation, including superannuation and time limits.
Published 7 May 2026
Family Law
Superannuation in Property Settlements After Separation
How superannuation is dealt with on separation — Part VIIIB splitting orders and superannuation agreements for married and de facto couples alike, valuation under the 2025 Regulations as amended in 2026, base amounts and percentages, trustee information requests, the 28-day notice to the trustee, and preservation.
Published 10 August 2026
Family Law
Defined-Benefit Superannuation in Family Law
Why defined benefit interests cannot be valued from an account balance — the general method under the 2025 Regulations, approved scheme-specific methods and factors, the 2026 amendments on guarantee periods and reversionary beneficiaries, pensions in payment, and drafting the split.
Published 10 August 2026
Family Law
ESSSuper and Family Law Property Settlements
Victorian public sector superannuation in family law — identifying the scheme, which named arrangements have approved valuation methods under Schedule 3 of the 2025 Approval, how to obtain information from the trustee, and how a split is implemented.
Published 10 August 2026
Family Law
Parenting Arrangements After Separation in Australia
How parenting arrangements are made after separation — parental responsibility, the best interests factors in section 60CC, parenting plans, consent orders, family dispute resolution and when the court becomes involved.
Published 10 August 2026
Family Law
Applying for Divorce in Australia
Applying for divorce in Australia — separation and the 12-month requirement, jurisdiction, sole and joint applications, separation under one roof, children under 18, when the order takes effect and the time limits that follow.
Published 10 August 2026
Family Law
Intervention Orders in Victoria
Family violence and personal safety intervention orders in Victoria — who may apply, safety notices, interim and final orders, conditions, consent without admissions, variation and the consequences of breach.
Published 10 August 2026
Family Law
Grey Divorce in Australia: Separating Later in Life
Separation and divorce later in life — what changes in practice and what does not, the property framework, the family home, superannuation and pensions, spousal maintenance, estate-planning review and the time limits that follow.
Published 11 August 2026
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