FAMILY LAW AND DISRUPTION OF ESTATES
1 point in core area 4
Where estate planning has taken place in the context of an intact marriage or de facto relationship, the conduct of later property settlement proceedings under the Family Law Act 1975 has the potential to effect unexpected disruption of careful planning.
The seminal family law case of Stanford v Stanford (2012) 247 CLR 108 provides a stark example of such potential.
His Honour will work through the case to identify the ways in which the operation of the Family Law Act carried the potential to disrupt the previous arrangements of the parties (including as provided for in their separate wills) as their personal circumstances changed, as capacity was compromised and as case guardians became involved
JUSTICE GILL
FEDERAL CIRCUIT AND FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA
The Honourable Justice Gill worked as a solicitor in the Legal Aid Commission of the ACT as a duty lawyer, commencing in 1993. From there his honour worked both in the criminal law and family law sections of the Commission before entering private practice in 1999. His Honour was called to the bar in 2003 practising in criminal law and family law, protection and family violence orders, human rights law and coronial inquests. Prior to appointment his Honour was president of the ACT Bar Association. The Honourable Justice Gill was appointed to Family Court of Australia in May 2016, to the Canberra Registry.
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- This is an on-demand webinar you can watch at anytime - a link and password will be sent to you when you register.
- Cost: Members - $50, New Lawyers and Students - $25, Non-members $70
- CPD: Members will receive 1 point in Core Area 4
- This event was recorded as part of the 10th Annual Wills and Estates Conference on Thursday 5 September 2024.
- This recording will expire on 31 December 2024
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