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Kowaliw v Kowaliw [1] is a decision of the Family Court of Australia concerning the distribution of property under the Family Law Act 1975 that discussed the principles for making property orders that deal with assets lost or disposed of prior to hearing.
Hyde v Hyde is a landmark case of the English Court of Probate and Divorce. The case was heard 20 March 1866 before Lord Penzance, and established the common law definition of marriage. [1] The case clearly spelled out the characteristics of marriage, such as a voluntary union involving one woman and one man for life and 'to the exclusion of ...
Troxel v. Granville, 530 U.S. 57 (2000), is a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States, citing a constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing of their children, struck down a Washington law that allowed any third party to petition state courts for child visitation rights over parental objections.
Prior to Kennon v Spry, it was believed by some that the law enabled the family discretionary to act as an effective method of asset protection against estranged spouses. [ 11 ] In a speech elaborating upon the case, Justice Paul Brereton stated that in his view, Spry was in fact entirely consistent with prior case law; including the decisions ...
White v White is an English family law decision by the House of Lords, and a landmark case in redistribution of finances as well as property on divorce. [1] This case involved a couple with assets exceeding £4.5m which was deemed more than either needs for their reasonable requirements.
Norbis v Norbis is a decision of the High Court of Australia. [1]The case is important to Family Law; for its holdings concerning the correct approach when assessing parties' contributions, during a division of assets.
Caban v. Mohammed, 441 U.S. 380 (1979), was a United States Supreme Court family law case which argued that a New York law, which allowed unwed mothers, but not unwed fathers, a veto over the adoption of that couple's children, was discriminatory.
Miller v Miller 2006 (House of Lords) [1] is a divorce (property settlement) case between Alan Miller and Melissa Miller.He is an asset manager in the City of London who had a fortune of some £30m (per The Times - which says 17.5m in property plus 18.5 in shares).