Family Law: Impact of a Party's Death Mid-Case

Wednesday, 19 March 2025
Description

Attend and earn 0.5 CPD hour in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories

Chair

Natalie Kam, Partner, Jackson McDonald; Accredited Specialist in Family Law; Recommended Family Law & Divorce Lawyers, Doyle’s Guide 2024

Death vs Family Law: What Happens If a Party Dies During Family Law Proceedings

 

  • The intersection of succession law and family law 
  • Who controls the litigation? 
  • What happens if there is no will? 
  • Interim Administrators and urgency  
  • Who controls the Family Trust and its relationship to the proceedings 
  • What about the superannuation? 

Presented by Morgan Solomon, Director, Solomon Hollett Lawyers; Preeminent Wills & Estates Litigation Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2024  

Presenters


Natalie Kam, Partner, Jackson McDonald
Natalie is the lead partner in the Jackson McDonald family law team. Natalie is an accredited family law specialist with extensive experience in family law, representing clients in family and relationship law both nationally and internationally. Natalie is experienced in complex property proceedings including financial tracing, corporate and trust structures, contested inheritances, valuation and business issues and acting on behalf of banks, liquidators, creditors and corporations. Her practice includes advice on proactive structuring to protect multigenerational businesses and wealth and sits amongst one of Western Australia’s most preeminent private wealth teams. Natalie is a recognised industry leader in dealing with complex parenting cases and child related proceedings having represented clients in Australia and overseas, including in respect of applications to relocate overseas and international child abduction and recovery. She is experienced at mediation and is a qualified collaborative lawyer. Natalie is also trained in assisting clients encountering issues such as domestic and family violence and requiring assistance to obtain Family Violence Restraining Orders. Natalie was previously a key adviser to the Attorney General’s Family Relationship Advice Line and has assisted in the preparation of a number of submissions to government in the area of family law reform. Natalie is currently the Vice President of the Family Law Practitioners’ Association of Western Australia (FLPA) and Chair of FLPA’s Law Reform Subcommittee.


Morgan Solomon, Director, Solomon Hollett Lawyers
Founding Director at Perth law firm Solomon Hollett Lawyers, Morgan is a well-established lawyer with many years' experience in commercial, business, wills and estates and estate litigation. Prior to opening Solomon Hollett Lawyers along with Craig Hollett in 2015, Morgan was Director at one of Western Australia's leading midsized law firm. Morgan has particular interest in Wills, Contested Estates, Contentious Probate and Administration matters and currently is the author of the Lexis Nexis practical guides on non contentious probate, administration and Wills in WA. His Will drafting is also informed by a very broad range of commercial, business and litigation law experience. In recent years Morgan has held the positions of Vice Chair and then Chairman of the prestigious Law Australasia group of leading independent law firms across Australia. A third generation West Australian lawyer, he also takes an active role in the State's cultural community having studied fine arts for four years before his studies in law. Morgan is Chair of the Perth Theatre Trust, a Founding Member of the WA Chamber of Culture and the Arts, and is also Board Member of the Prostate Cancer Foundation WA.

Wednesday, 19 March 2025
Description

Attend and earn 0.5 CPD hour in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories

Chair

Natalie Kam, Partner, Jackson McDonald; Accredited Specialist in Family Law; Recommended Family Law & Divorce Lawyers, Doyle’s Guide 2024

Death vs Family Law: What Happens If a Party Dies During Family Law Proceedings

 

  • The intersection of succession law and family law 
  • Who controls the litigation? 
  • What happens if there is no will? 
  • Interim Administrators and urgency  
  • Who controls the Family Trust and its relationship to the proceedings 
  • What about the superannuation? 

Presented by Morgan Solomon, Director, Solomon Hollett Lawyers; Preeminent Wills & Estates Litigation Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2024  

Presenters


Natalie Kam, Partner, Jackson McDonald
Natalie is the lead partner in the Jackson McDonald family law team. Natalie is an accredited family law specialist with extensive experience in family law, representing clients in family and relationship law both nationally and internationally. Natalie is experienced in complex property proceedings including financial tracing, corporate and trust structures, contested inheritances, valuation and business issues and acting on behalf of banks, liquidators, creditors and corporations. Her practice includes advice on proactive structuring to protect multigenerational businesses and wealth and sits amongst one of Western Australia’s most preeminent private wealth teams. Natalie is a recognised industry leader in dealing with complex parenting cases and child related proceedings having represented clients in Australia and overseas, including in respect of applications to relocate overseas and international child abduction and recovery. She is experienced at mediation and is a qualified collaborative lawyer. Natalie is also trained in assisting clients encountering issues such as domestic and family violence and requiring assistance to obtain Family Violence Restraining Orders. Natalie was previously a key adviser to the Attorney General’s Family Relationship Advice Line and has assisted in the preparation of a number of submissions to government in the area of family law reform. Natalie is currently the Vice President of the Family Law Practitioners’ Association of Western Australia (FLPA) and Chair of FLPA’s Law Reform Subcommittee.


Morgan Solomon, Director, Solomon Hollett Lawyers
Founding Director at Perth law firm Solomon Hollett Lawyers, Morgan is a well-established lawyer with many years' experience in commercial, business, wills and estates and estate litigation. Prior to opening Solomon Hollett Lawyers along with Craig Hollett in 2015, Morgan was Director at one of Western Australia's leading midsized law firm. Morgan has particular interest in Wills, Contested Estates, Contentious Probate and Administration matters and currently is the author of the Lexis Nexis practical guides on non contentious probate, administration and Wills in WA. His Will drafting is also informed by a very broad range of commercial, business and litigation law experience. In recent years Morgan has held the positions of Vice Chair and then Chairman of the prestigious Law Australasia group of leading independent law firms across Australia. A third generation West Australian lawyer, he also takes an active role in the State's cultural community having studied fine arts for four years before his studies in law. Morgan is Chair of the Perth Theatre Trust, a Founding Member of the WA Chamber of Culture and the Arts, and is also Board Member of the Prostate Cancer Foundation WA.

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