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It’s a Small World: Navigating International Aspects of Family Law Disputes

Family law practitioners are often confronted with complexities arising from the international backgrounds, domicile and citizenship of both clients and their children. This session will examine some of the challenges arising from international connections and relationships and pr

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About the Podcast

Family law practitioners are often confronted with complexities arising from the international backgrounds, domicile and citizenship of both clients and their children. This session will examine some of the challenges arising from international connections and relationships and provide a practical guide to management, including:

  • Identifying the issues in cross-border family disputes
  • The perils and pitfalls of forum shopping
  • Carefully treading the minefield of foreign law, judicial orders and enforcement
  • What to do where proceedings are already on foot overseas
  • How to proceed in the absence of records, documentation and other key evidence
  • Identifying and valuing foreign assets
  • Strategies for locating and utilising international resources, support and experts
  • Cases and examples

Presented By

Sarah Keenan
Director, Farrar Gesini Dunn Melbourne, Vic

Sarah is our go-to expert for all things financial including agreements before, during and after marriage or separation. Sarah is passionate about ensuring your affairs are in order, which includes having a comprehensive, tax effective estate plan in place. Sarah has an eye for detail and will ensure no stone is left unturned.

She has a particular nous for difficult questions of law and is a natural strategist. Sarah’s passion is getting outcomes that work. She uses her strategic thinking skills and experience to formulate settlement and estate planning options that deliver better outcomes for her clients and their families.

She is a formidable opponent in Monopoly, which might be where she gets her passion for complex property matters and estate disputes. Sarah always has an eye on the big picture and works with what matters to clients. That’s one of the reasons she’s passionate about collaborative law in both family and estate matters, because even though she’s a technical lawyer she’s seen time and time again how it’s a better process that delivers better outcomes for clients no matter what the issues are or how difficult it seems. For Sarah collaborating isn’t about being soft, but it’s about being clever.

CPD Information

30 minutes 

0.5 CPD hours/units/points

WA Lawyers – TEN is unable to verify that you have earned CPD for this product as we cannot verify that you have listened to the podcast which is a requirement of the LPBWA.  TEN is an accredited provider.

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