Szabo & Associates News & Updates

In what has been described as a ‘landmark’ judgment, the High Court has ruled that a pre-nuptial agreement and similarly worded post-nuptial agreement should both be set aside.

It was recently reported in the Sydney Morning Herald (here) that there is rising controversy in India over the use of the ‘triple talaq’ by Muslim men to divorce their wives.  The ‘triple talaq’, reported as the practice of Muslim men saying the word ‘talaq’ three times which provides for an ‘automatic divorce’ has been criticised by many as being easily abused – allowing for men to divorce their wives for potentially superficial reasons.  While it has been reported that several Muslim countries have banned the practice, there is mounting concern among Muslim women in India that their husbands are too easily able to end their marriage. A government committee is reported to have recommended that the practice be banned, but confusion as to whether or not the practice is a component of Islamic law, amongst other things, has complicated matters.

It was recently reported in the Sydney Morning Herald that Arnold Schwarzenegger, star of The Terminator and former Governor of California, deems his cheating on Maria Shriver to be his "biggest failure". Mr. Schwarzenegger, who fathered a child with his maid during his marriage to Ms Shriver separated from his wife after 25 years of marriage. Mr Schwarzenegger and Ms Shriver have yet to finalise their divorce from one another.

When partners decide to separate one of the issues they inevitably face is the property split. An amicable agreement on property settlement is always the best way to go. However, is it enough to protect your financial interests?