Property Amendments to the Family Law Act. What do you need to know?
Overview
Get ready, get set and go – The biggest changes to family law property settlements since 1975 are coming on 10 June 2025
Join Judge Amanda Humphreys, from the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, and Jacky Campbell, founding partner of Forte Family Lawyers, to discuss the major reforms to the property settlement provisions of the Family Law Act 1975 that commence on 10 June 2025.
These changes include:
- A new property settlement framework
- Restructuring of the property provisions in the Act
- Greater emphasis on:
- The effect of family violence, including economic and financial abuse
- Identifying and adjusting liabilities
- Wastage
Other important changes include:
- New factors for deciding who keeps the pets
- Placing the duty of disclosure in the Family Law Act
- New obligations on legal practitioners regarding their clients’ disclosure obligations
Learning Outcomes:
Attendees can expect to learn about:
- The objectives of the reforms
- The new property settlement framework
- The other changes to the property settlement provisions
- The possible impact of the reforms on outcomes
- Practical implications for legal practitioners
Suited to:
Lawyers, accountants, insolvency practitioners and financial planners.
This On Demand recording Includes:
- Recording of the Live Webinar, which can be viewed multiple times, for as long as required
- Presenters contact details for follow up questions
- CPD Quiz
- CPD Certificate
- CPD Report – Logged automatically
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Verbatim Transcript, with Searchability
- Supporting Documentation
Course syllabus
3 lessons
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Your presenter
Judge Amanda HumphreysFederal Circuit and Family Court of Australia & Forte Family Lawyers
was appointed to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) in December 2022, commencing in February 2023. Prior to her appointment, Judge Humphreys was an accredited family law specialist practising as a solicitor in the role of special counsel in Melbourne, Australia. Judge Humphreys has worked exclusively in family law since 2001 and her Honour’s expertise extends across all aspects of family law, including complex parenting, property and financial matters, child support and international family law. As well as working in private practice, Judge Humphreys volunteered with Peninsula Community Legal Centre for more than 20 years. Judge Humphreys has been actively involved in local and international family law organisations and has authored and co-authored papers on various family law topics for publication and presentation domestically and overseas. Judge Humphreys presides over family law cases in the Melbourne registry of the court and on the court’s regional circuit. She is a designated Evatt List judge, hearing parenting cases identified by the court to involve high risk of family violence and other risk factors.
Jacky Campbell is a founding partner of Forte Family Lawyers and has practised as a lawyer specialising in family law for more than 30 years. In 2025, Jacky was recognised as a leading family lawyer in Melbourne by Doyle’s Guide to the Australian Legal Market. Jacky is a contributing editor of the Wolters-Kluwer Australian Family Law & Practice and Australian Master Family Law Guide. She writes and updates several chapters for each.