Employment Workplace Relations
Director, Philip Brewin is a specialist in Workplace Relations and heads our Workplace Relations Work Group.
Corporate and Business Law
The Nevett Ford Corporate and Business Law team has a wealth of experience and expertise and have established quality relationships with clients, including many small and medium business enterprises, across a wide range of industries.
Dispute Resolution ( Litigation)
Nevett Ford has wide experience in all manner of litigation.
Mediation
Mediation is a process and set of principles designed to manage and resolve disputes between parties. It is an efficient and effective method of dispute resolution that can help to preserve relationships through the intervention of a third party, known as a mediator.
Property Law
Nevett Ford has been conveying Victorian property for more than 150 years.
Thursday 2 November 2017
The Importance of Making a Will after Separation
Sunday 18 June 2017
Would you sign a prenup if your fiance threatened to cancel the wedding?
Thursday 18 May 2017
Be careful what you pay for – creating a pattern of dependence
Wednesday 5 April 2017
Husband’s Business Suddenly Gains Value Post Settlement – What’s a Wife to do?
Monday 3 April 2017
Risks in delaying property settlements
- For married couples, you have 12 months from the date of divorce;
- For de facto couples, you have two years from the date of separation.
Monday 6 March 2017
The Nuts and Bolts of a Property Claim in a De Facto Relationship under the Family Law Act
De Facto Relationship:
- The relationship has lasted for a minimum of 2 years; or
- If there is a child of the relationship; or
- A party has made a substantial contribution; or
- The relationship was registered under a State/Territory law.
- Financial contributions made for acquisition, conservation or improvement of any property of parties
- Non-financial contributions made for the acquisition, conservation or improvement of any property of parties
- Contributions made to the welfare of the relationship and/or children of the relationship including homemaker contributions.
- Effect of any proposed order on earning capacity of any party
- Matters such as age, health, income, care or control of child, any commitments, standard of living, extent of contributions to financial resources of the relationship
- Any financial agreement/arrangement between the parties
- Child support