Family Law Blog

Adoption has been in the news recently with changes to the NSW adoption laws and recommendations for a national adoption ...
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By Gemma Sutherland Going to court can be stressful and unnerving for those who have not experienced it before. Here ...
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The Crisis in the Family Court System There are numerous media reports about the fact that the Family Court system ...
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Resolving family disputes without going to court! Parties involved in a family law disputes are encouraged to attempt to negotiate ...
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By Gabby Bridger When parties separate, sometimes one or the other must take steps to protect the assets before a ...
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By Gemma Sutherland The child’s best interests In Care and Protection proceedings the Court must always consider the best interests ...
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By Gemma Sutherland Introduction to Care and Protection Jurisdiction The Children’s Court in the Australian Capital Territory deals with matters ...
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Adoption is usually associated with young children, but it is also possible for adults to be adopted. Often, this is ...
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By Anya Aidman In the judgment of Re Kelvin delivered in November 2017, the Full Court of the Family Court ...
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By Carlos Turini In family law matters when one parent wishes to travel overseas with a child the situation arises ...
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We love our pets and often they truly are part of the family. So when it comes to the end ...
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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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Are you going to Court? The many stages in your family law matter A number of clients start off their ...
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By Pheobe Ryan Fixed Fee Simple Divorce elringtons Lawyers are now offering a fixed fee ‘Simple Divorce’ service priced at ...
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When a client first meets a family lawyer, high among his/her considerations is the question of costs: How much will ...
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By Carlos Turini – Accredited Family Law Specialist Sometimes persons other than the parents of a child become involved in ...
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By Pheobe Ryan The biological parents of a child have the primary legal obligation to financially support their child under ...
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By Anya Aidman We have recently had an increase in family law clients coming to us for advice in cases ...
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By Anya Aidman Sometimes, parties involved in Family Law parenting disputes about a child, raise allegations of a risk to ...
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By Anya Aidman When it comes to parenting matters, I regularly have client’s come to me and say “will the ...
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By Carlos Turini – Accredited Family Law Specialist Parents involved in a family law dispute about a child are required, ...
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By Anya Aidman When it comes to parenting matters, I regularly have clients come to me and say “will the ...
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By Anya Aidman Earlier this month, surrogacy was thrown into the national spotlight again after a surrogacy agreement in Queensland ...
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Media Release The Government has released research into attitudes that can lead to violence against women. The main research findings ...
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Resolving family disputes without going to court The family law system encourages parties to discuss and negotiate parenting arrangements and ...
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Alternative Dispute Resolution in Family Law By Anya Aidman When it comes to alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”), there is never ...
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By Carlos Turini The legal cost surrounding a family law dispute is normally a major consideration for the parties involved ...
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Sometimes, parents are required by Court orders to pay child maintenance to children who have become adults even though they ...
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Obtaining an Exclusive Occupancy Order to the matrimonial home  - how to make your "Ex" move out! By Anya Aidman Sometimes, ...
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The Road Less Travelled By Anya Aidman As discussed in ‘Rainbow Families Part I’, access to Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) ...
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By Anya Aidman These days families come in all shapes and sizes. LGBT or ‘rainbow’ families are increasingly accessing Assisted ...
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1. How long do we have to be separated? Before you can apply to the Federal Circuit Court for a ...
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A surrogate is a woman who carries a pregnancy for a person who cannot fall pregnant themselves due to medical ...
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A women who carries a pregnancy for another person is called the ‘Surrogate’. When the child is born, the surrogate ...
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By Carlos Turini – Accredited Family Law Specialist In a family law dispute about children, the court must consider a ...
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By Carlos Turini – Accredited Family Law Specialist  In a family law dispute involving children, the court is required to ...
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By Carlos Turini – Accredited Family Law Specialist Section 60I Certificates In July 2006, the Federal Government introduced some major ...
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As a general principle, financial losses incurred by the parties in the course of their marriage or de-facto relationship should ...
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By Carlos Turini – Family Law Specialist The Costs of Children Table is available from the Dept. of Human Services ...
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By Carlos Turini – Family Law Specialist There are many good reasons why former spouses should formalise legally their property ...
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Changes to the Family Law Act 1975 introduced in 2012 are aimed at ensuring that the protection of family members ...
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When there are existing court orders about the care of children such order may only be varied by a Court, ...
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In a recent judgement delivered this week[1], Justice Watts of the Family Court of Australia says he had no choice ...
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FAMILY LAW ACT 1975 - SECT 90K Circumstances in which court may set aside a financial agreement or termination agreement ...
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In June 2011, Justice Garry Watts of the Family Court in Sydney ordered that a Queensland couple were the parents ...
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By Carlos Turini – Family Law Specialist In a separate article, De Facto Partners’ Property Disputes Now in the Family ...
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By Carlos Turini – Family Law Specialist In a separate article, De Facto Partners’ Property Disputes Now in the Family ...
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By Carlos Turini – Accredited Family Law Specialist When a parent moves with a child away from the other parent ...
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By Carlos Turini – Family Law Specialist On occasions, the parents of a child prefer to come to an agreement ...
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By Carlos Turini – Family Law Specialist In the vast majority of cases, child support is paid by a parent ...
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How long do you have to support your child? The parents of a child have a duty to support their ...
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Now in the Family Court Major amendments to the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) came into effect from 1 March ...
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The Full Court of the Family Court some years ago[1] identified  the steps that the Court must follow to decide ...
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Facebook has fast become a phenomenon and is beginning to surface in family law proceedings. Incriminating photos and wall posts ...
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The term "prenuptial agreement" is generally well understood.  It may be defined as a legal agreement between two parties entered ...
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Domestic or Family violence is an ubiquitous problem in our society, its perpetrators and its victims cannot be narrowed to ...
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Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is a term that has become commonly used surrounding litigation. In relation to any family law ...
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Spousal maintenance is financial support paid by a party  to their former spouse in circumstances where that party is unable to ...
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In the vast majority of cases former spouses settle outstanding matters such as property and children matters between themselves. The ...
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"Shared custody" is a term that is frequently heard in relation to childrens matters, but what does it mean? Home ...
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Best Interests of the Child - The Family Law Principle as applied in one instance On 17 February 2011 the ...
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