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Select topics on Family Law in Australia -- Drafting and Preparing Financial Agreements; Considering Financial Agreements

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• Post 10 June 2025 Jurisprudence. The terms of a Financial Agreement is a factor which the Courts may have regard to in deciding whether an adjustment of property is to be made. Query, the effectiveness of entering into a Financial Agreement in quarantining assets.

[A] Considering Financial Agreements

• Bianca Hartge-Hazelman, 'Why married couples are now signing ‘mid-nups’' (The Australian, 15 November 2025). txt.

• Miranda Kaye, Lisa Sarmas and Belinda Fehlberg, 'Prenuptial agreements: Lawyers’ Reflections on the Influence of Family' (2024) 46(4) Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law 491.

Family-Business Law Perspective

• Benjamin Means, 'The Contractual Foundation of Family-Business Law' (2014) 75(4) Ohio State Law Journal 675 <https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2051&context=law_facpub>. 

[B] Drafting - Matters to Consider

• 'Top five considerations when preparing a Financial Agreement or “Prenup” before a marriage or de facto relationship' (Delaney Roberts) <https://delaneyrobertsfamilylawyers.com.au/top-five-considerations-when-preparing-a-financial-agreement-prenup-before-a-marriage-or-de-facto-relationship/>, archived at <https://archive.is/yr8qc>. 

[C] Role of Contract

• M Neil Browne and Katherine S Fister, 'The Intriguing Potential of Postnuptial Contract Modification' (2012) 23(2) Hastings Women's Law Journal 187 <https://repository.uclawsf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1359&context=hwlj>. 

• Giacomo Oberto, 'Contractual Solutions to Family Problems <https://www.giacomooberto.com/OBERTO_Contractual_Solutions_to_Family_Problems.pdf>, archived at <https://web.archive.org/web/20251118045248/https://www.giacomooberto.com/OBERTO_Contractual_Solutions_to_Family_Problems.pdf>. 

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