October 2026

In almost every case, a divorce in Australia takes more than 13 months from the day you separate. You need to have been separated for 12 months and one day or longer before you can apply, and once the court grants the divorce order, it takes effect one month and one day later. The stretch

Finding out you’ve been left out of a will, or left far less than you expected, is a rough way to start grieving someone. In Western Australia, contesting a will almost always means making a family provision claim in the Supreme Court under the Family Provision Act 1972 (WA). You aren’t saying the will is