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Why You Should Formalise Family Loans with Legally Binding Agreements—Especially When Property Is Involved

In Australia, it’s not uncommon for parents to lend money to their adult children to help them purchase property. With skyrocketing house prices and a fiercely competitive real estate market, many first-home buyers rely on the “Bank of Mum and Dad” to secure their first step onto the property ladder. While such arrangements often come […]

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“Prenups” under Australian law. The High Court decides what factors impact on a pre-nup’s validity

THORN & KENNEDY [2017] HCA 49  As the saying goes, ‘you don’t want to spill ink on your wedding dress’.  On 8 November 2017, the High Court of Australia handed down a landmark decision clarifying the meaning of “unconscionable conduct” and “undue influence” with regard to “prenups” and “postnups” (formally known as Financial Agreements under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth)). 

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