Family Law
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Care and Protection Proceedings in the ACT – Part 2
In Care and Protection proceedings the Court must always consider the best interests of a child as the paramount consideration…
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Care and Protection Proceedings in the ACT – Part 1
The Children’s Court in the Australian Capital Territory deals with matters involving children who may sometimes require protection from their…
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Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Surrogacy
Unhindered access to Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) in recent years has provided an enormous boost to loving families who have…
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Can you legally adopt someone who is over 18?
Adoption is usually associated with young children, but it is also possible for adults to be adopted. Often, this is…
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Family Court consent no longer required for treatment of Gender Dysphoria in Children
‘Gender dysphoria’ is a formal diagnosis used by clinicians with respect to children who express a sustained period of discontent…
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Children travelling overseas in Family Law Matters – Conditions and Restrictions
In family law matters when one parent wishes to travel overseas with a child the situation arises frequently that the…
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Children and Consent to Medical Procedures
Everyday decisions about a child’s health and medical care can be made by either a parent of a child, or…
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The many stages in your family law matter
A family law dispute will have gone through many stages before it ends up at a final hearing. The purpose…
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Parenting Orders, Step Parents and other concerned adults
Sometimes persons other than the parents of a child become involved in a family law dispute about a child.
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Step by Step: Does a step-parent have to pay child support?
The biological parents of a child have the primary legal obligation to financially support their child under the Child Support (Assessment)…
