HHG Articles

There are many situations where family members help each other out and provide unsecured loans to each other.  The loans…

The use of cheap building materials has come under scrutiny following last November’s high-rise apartment blaze in Melbourne. Under the…

Family farms present a difficulty in family law property settlements.  Often, farmers are asset rich, but cash poor.  It may not…

Cutting down the size of your workforce is not usually a happy time – but it can be painless. An…

The concept of equal shared parental responsibility is a cornerstone of Family Law child related matters but what does equal…

HHG Legal Group has been announced as a finalist in the Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards. The 15th Annual Lawyers…

As most separated or divorced parents would know, child support is managed through the Child Support Agency of the Department…

Cases involving the proposed relocation of a child are difficult cases for the Court to decide.  The Family Law Act…

There are many ways to pursue a debt from someone when you’ve chased and they won’t pay. Most commonly this…

What is “high conflict” separation? While it might seem obvious to some, “high conflict” is not easily defined.  Some people…

One of the most important life decisions that people make is who to leave their estate to after they die….

Immunisation in Australia Vaccine preventable diseases in children include: Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Diptheria Tetanus…

There can often be a perception by parties to Family Law child related matters that the battle has been won…

Standards Australia invites public comment on a draft of its new general conditions for use in construction contracts, called AS…

Given the extremely remote chance of having a large lottery win surely a party would never need to worry about…

The Federal Government has recently released proposed changes to the tax treatment of Employee Share Schemes (“ESS”) to make it…

The Court generally requires that the debts incurred by either or both of the parties should be paid from the…

Home builders around the country are at risk of having to pay hundreds of thousands for houses to get knocked…

Often landowners in rural areas will allow other family members to build homes on the family farm or semi rural…

Psychologists regularly remind us of the importance of setting boundaries. Sometimes when people cannot between them set the boundaries, or…

Everywhere we look Christmas decorations are appearing in shopping centres which serve as a timely reminder that the Christmas holidays…

Getting a divorce The Family Law Act 1975 established the principle of no-fault divorce in Australian law. This means that a court…

A trust is a structure of ownership that separates legal ownership from beneficial interest.  The trustee legally owns and controls…

A recovery order is defined in section 67Q of the Family Law Act 1975. It is an order of the Court…

An injunction is a kind of order made by a court that requires a person to do or refrain from…

Construction project cost blowouts are nothing of a recent phenomenon, especially given the construction boom Perth is currently experiencing. However…

As per Australian law, everyone including children and newborn infants must be issued with their own passports. Obtaining a child’s…

Insolvency is a game-changer in any industry. It presents a particular risk in the construction industry for two reasons: the…

What is Alternate Dispute Resolution? Alternative Dispute Resolutions (ADR) is an umbrella term for issue resolving processes that do not…

International parental child abduction occurs when one parent or guardian takes their child from its home country without the permission…