All Is Fair On Love And Law

The primary legal question facing the court is whether or not Ms Jonah and Mr White’s relationships can be classified and recognised as de-facto in accordance with the definition produced in section 4AA (1) of the Act. In order for the court to decide, it must be established if the pair’s relationships was one of a “genuine domestic basis”. The court must analyse Murphy J’s decision that the parties did not hold a “reputation” as a coupledom. Whether or not the feelings of both parties towards the grounds of their relationship was mutual is questioned. Furthermore, the appeal highlights that in accordance with the Act and precedence of Green v Green (1989) 17 NSWLR 343, it is possible for a marriage and a de-facto relationship to exist simultaneously, thus the court must address whether or not this fact is relevant to the decision.

In recent decades, there has been a shift in the definition of a family to better suit the new emerging alternative family arrangements in today’s society. A family is defined as the natural and fundamental group unit of society especially in relation to the upbringing of children. However, this Eurocentric, nuclear family construct has evolved as alternative family arrangements such as de-facto and same sex relationships as well as adoptive families have become part of the term ‘family’. The domestic legal system has introduced and amended laws to deal with these contemporary issues. Similarly, there are non-legal responses such as the media and various non-governmental organisations, which advocate for various changes to the law in order to achieve greater justice for these families.

In the terms of Divorce – the legal termination of marriage, this has increased immensely since 1971 due to the change in legislation that had liberalized divorce, made it cheaper and easier to obtain. The Divorce Reform Act of 1971 was the most important because prior to 1971, one partner had to provide ‘evidence’ that they had been wronged by the significant other (matrimonial offence). Due to the change of the law, it allowed people to divorce on the basis of “irretrievable breakdown”. In addition, since 1984, the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act reduced the time limit for divorce for a minimum of 3 years of marriage to only one year. After this act, the divorce rate shot up again, as it did in 1971. Now, people were finally able to legally to end all connections, as previously when divorce was either too expensive or difficult to obtain, separation was very common, which was when a couple decided to live away from each other.

Family law is the most complex aspect of the Australian legal system as it is constantly under review and reform pursuing to adopt society’s continual change in values and principles. The changing of laws in an attempt to be parallel with society is a strenuous process. Nevertheless, legislations are reflective of contemporary society’s values and ethics. Numerous legal issues arise in regards to family including, same sex relationships, domestic violence and divorce ideally on the best interest of the child, where family laws have been imposed to protect individuals and aim to achieve justice.

H, 1999, para 9 &13). After separation, M “sought an order for partition and sale of the house and other relief” and spousal support under the Family Law Act” (para14). Both M and H settled their financial disputes (para18). However, M challenged the s.29 of the FLA and argued that definition of spouse in the act was only apply to heterosexual married couples and to unmarried couples who cohabited for maximum for three year (para 50) .The Supreme Court of Canada held that the s.15 (1) of the Charter is infringed by the Family Law Act. Further, the impugned legislation is not saved under s. 1 of the Charter (134). In addition, the FLA constructs distinction between the same-sex couples and opposite-sex couples that resulted in unequal benefits and protection to the claimants and also make same-sex couples vulnerable (para 62, 69). The Supreme Court of Canada declared remedy and gave Ontario six month to change the definition of the spouse (147).

married- dissolution until 2004(amendment to FLA), must be legally ended, proved the marital proceedings (e.g. intercourse, sharing meals, housing) have been ceased for 12 months, if under 2 years, ADR must be

The other traditional justifications for the marital exemption were the common law doctrines that a woman was the property of her husband and that the legal existence of the woman was ‘incorporated and consolidated into that of a husband.’

No fault divorce has allowed women and men (and more recently, same sex couples) the option to end their marriage simply because they no longer want to be married. However, this presents new legal questions which need to be answered. The courts must determine alimony, or spousal support. After a marriage, one spouse might need to support the other based on length of the marriage, difference in incomes or lost earning potential. However, determining a fair way to allocate alimony is an important issues to ensure both partners come out of the marriage on equal footing. Establishing new guidelines for alimony is critical to ensuring that there is equality at the end of a marriage.

In 2010 Nora Ephron, a famous writer, created and launched the Divorce section of the Huffington Post, writing its brilliant strapline: “Marriages come and go, but divorce is forever”. With those eight words, the traditional view that “marriage is forever” was changed completely. Christopher Sharp relevantly gives a brief meaning of prenuptial agreements as an understanding in thought of the breakdown of the relationship, looking to enact for the way in which the parties financial assets should be arranged, what constraints should be forced upon the parties to apply for the exercise of the court's discretion or what jurisdiction or discussion they should submit to.

Another way the Act empowered and protected the rights of women is by placing value on the homemaker and parenting contribution to a relationship. The reforms represented a major win for feminism as they promised to allow women to escape from violent, adulterous or otherwise unsuitable marriages and to enter society with autonomy and equality. The Family Law Act 1975 also defined a de facto relationship in Section 4AA as the law requires that you and your former partner, who may be of the same or opposite sex, had a relationship as a couple living together on a genuine domestic basis. However, your relationship is not a de facto relationship if you were legally married to one another or if you are related by family. Significant amendments to the Family Law Act 1975, affecting both married and non-married couples, were effected by the Family Law Amendment (De Facto Financial and other measures) Act 2008 (“the De Facto Act”). The legislation is gender-neutral and this enabled separating couples who were in a de facto relationship to acquire the same rights and liabilities as those of married couples with regard to property settlements. Even though the government hasn’t as yet permitted marriage for same sex couples, they do qualify for the laws surrounding de facto relationships. As de

To me having rules for love is absurd. I believe when you put rules on something it creates an unnatural dynamic to any friendship, relationship or marriage. Times have changed obviously and even though there is no set of “Rules of Courtly Love” nowadays we as human beings have our own belief system. The way we were brought up through our parents, our values and beliefs mold our own set of rules without an realizing it.

Forest and Olive Green have decided to obtain a dissolution of marriage, after twenty years of marriage. She and Mr. Green have already had several arguments concerning child support arrangements for their children Kelly Green, age 14, and Moss Green, age 10. Mrs. Green thinks that it would be best for the children if she and Mr. Green had joint custody of the children. Along with this, Mrs. Green wants to be able to receive child support from Mr. Green because due to her lack of job experience she thinks it is unlikely that she can find a job that will support herself and the children. Mr. Green who is a corporate executive who

In the immediate, the two persons who want to get involved in a marital relationship have to discuss what they really want. The only person who can help them to do the right choice is a notary. They have to know all the rules if they choose to get married or not. And if they choose not, they must sign a notarized commitment and a will, before it is too late. On the other hand, government has to change the family law to be in accordance with the society. He has to write laws that will protect both spouses: the weak (against the more strong), the sick (not to be left with nothing but in the same time, not taking all the wealth of the other one), the poor (to help him to get back to the work force) and the hard worker (against a lazy spouse). It is never easy to change laws and preventing any inequity. Comities have to be set up to evaluate all alternatives and consequences. Nevertheless, this will not solve all the problems that can happen. Relationship and family have many faces today. It is not like before where a young man married a young woman to build a traditional family. Now, the spectrum of relationships is infinite. As a society, it is important to discuss what is acceptable when somebody get involved in a marital relationship. The new generation was hurt by the divorce of their parents. People did not know how to divorce properly and their emotions drove the process. The result was that they hurt the trust in marriage of the people around them, especially their children. Now it is time to define what a satisfactory relationship is and define laws as bracket to protect and respect both partners and the way they want to live their

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The paper seeks to discuss in great detail the legal implications and legal elements associated with and governing the live in relationship system. The latest judgment in the case of Indra Sarma vs VKV Sarma provides a base to