The Undesirability of Appeals in the Family Court
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Recently, we have had a number of cases where parties have good prospects to appeal, but a decision has been made to not appeal due to other circumstances, including concerns about the appeal outcome and the costs of an appeal. It is important to remember that in family law, we have a discretion-based system that […]
Taxes & Financial Statements Being Up To Date Before Your Settlement
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It is probably commonsense and goes without saying, but in so many matters we have clients present to us in an amicable manner that they have reached agreement and would like things wrapped up quickly. However, in some of these cases, the client’s come with their Tax Returns not being up to date (sometimes more […]