Rated by Doyle’s Guide as one of three First Tier Leading Family & Divorce Law Firms in Perth, 2017 to 2022 and the Leading Family & Divorce Law Firms in Western Australia 2024
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Two steps forward one step back for victims of Family Violence

[caption id="attachment_1943" align="alignright" width="300"] By Ben King and Nicholas Coveney[/caption] The government has recently proposed a number of changes which...
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Carr & Co – First tier family law firm 2018

Today Doyle’s Guide has released the 2018 WA Family Law Rankings. Carr & Co has been named as one of...
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Staff Announcement – Nicholas Coveney

The Directors are pleased to announce that Nicholas Coveney has joined the firm. Nic obtained his Bachelor of Laws and...
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WA De Facto Couples Soon To Split Superannuation Upon Their Separation

Western Australian de facto couples are presently the only group of people in Australia who are unable to split their...
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Short Marriages – What will I get?

[caption id="attachment_107" align="alignright" width="150"] By Mr William Carr - Managing Director.[/caption] Family lawyers are often asked about the share of...
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Instructing a Divorce Lawyer Doesn’t Mean Going to War

We often have clients who attend their first appointment concerned about what it means to have instructed a divorce lawyer....
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Divorce and Capital Gains Tax

People tend to negotiate a property settlement following a relationship breakdown or divorce with little consideration to capital gains tax...
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Lotto Wins

[caption id="attachment_107" align="alignright" width="150"] By Mr William Carr - Managing Director.[/caption] The recent large prize pools offered in Australian Saturday...
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10 Things you need to know about the Marriage Amendment

[caption id="attachment_107" align="alignright" width="150"] By Mr William Carr - Managing Director.[/caption] (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017 Notwithstanding that the...
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Binding Financial Agreements – Dead or Alive??

Earlier this week, the High Court handed down its decision in the matter of Thorne & Kennedy [2017] HCA 49....