Child Custody

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1: Single Dads with Custody – Research into their psychological wellbeing | August 8, 2016

This study will explore variables that might affect the psychological well-being of primary custodial fathers, including traditional masculinity beliefs, skills and self-efficacy, and social support…

2: Japan ratifies international convention on child abduction | March 15, 2015

In 2014, Japan ratified an international convention that will reduce international child snatching and help return children to their home country..

3: Mother Loses Custody After Preventing Father From From Seeing Child | December 1, 2014

A judge recently took the “drastic step” of ordering that a girl, eight, who had lived with her mother since her parents separated when she was 13 months, instead live with her father…

4: Shared Parenting Laws Mis-Represented by ex-Judge Richard Chisholm | October 23, 2014

Retired Family Court judge Richard Chisholm has written a blueprint for overhauling Australia’s Family Law Act recommending the removal of Shared Parenting as a potential outcome in Family Law Court proceedings…

5: Man Loses ex-Wife’s Lotto Winnings on Appeal Due To Separate Lives | October 14, 2014

A man has lost his legal bid for a share of his ex-wife’s $6 million lotto win after an appeal court found the ticket was bought when the pair were leading separate lives…

6: Children should get a say on Child Custody: Children’s Commissioner | October 10, 2014

Children should get more of a say during family law battles about who they live with after their parents split, says National Children’s Commissioner Megan Mitchell…

7: Separated parents: Children under four and overnight stays | July 4, 2014

The idea that young children under four should not spend any nights away from their primary attachment figure usually the mother, is a hotly contested idea.

English parenting guru Penelope Leach has quoted Australian researchers in her new book about separated families, but the researchers say they are unhappy with her interpretation of their research.

What does this Australian research actually say and how is it being used in the Family Court?..

8: Family Court Refuses Relocation Request Because of Children’s Aboriginality | May 16, 2014

A woman barred by a landmark Federal Circuit Court decision from leaving Warrnambool district and moving to Western Australia with two of her sons because of their Aboriginal heritage…

9: Parenting plans or Family Court Orders? – your choice | April 27, 2014

If you separate from your husband, wife or de facto partner and you have children together, you both have a continuing responsibility for the care of your children. So what are the options when it comes to figuring out the care arrangements for the children?..