BM Law Solicitors Brisbane Family Law & Business Law

This is my first blog and I thought I would introduce myself. I have been an Accredited Specialist in Family Law since 1999 and I was admitted as a solicitor in 1985. Since I left school I have either worked in a law office or been at a law school. I spent 14 years working [...]

On Saturday I am going to Sydney to attend the annual Family Law Intensive. I go each year to this conference as I am required,as an Accredited Specialist, to attend 15 hours each year of ongoing legal training in Family Law. This conference is always of a high standard and has sessions on the latest [...]

There is a matter currently before the Family Court where an order was made in 1993 to transfer property to the adult children of the parties with a life estate to be given to the husband. The property was never transferred to the children and the husband has now passed on. The children are now [...]

There has just been published with the Family Court a decision which highlights the complications when people in second marriages, even after being married for a very significant period of time (in this case it was 40 years), have children from previous relationships. In that case the matrimonial home was the party’s main asset which [...]

I have just spent the day doing a Mediation with my client about some very significant issues involving his child. We were able to arrange mediation with a private mediator which has probably saved both my client and his ex partner a significant amount of time and money. More importantly it may have reduced much [...]

I was just reading a recent decision from the Federal Magistrates Court where a father had provided to a couple $240,000 and sought to have the money repaid after the parties had separated. This is often an issue which arises in my office when advising a party. Parents will often provide and at times very [...]