Children
THE child support scheme, which underwent a major reform in 2008, is so complex that only a handful of experts can understand the rules, a study shows…
ROBBED of her beloved kids and branded a “dangerous” mum, a NSW woman has spoken of her joy of being reunited with her daughter after nine years of separation…
THE Family Court has formally recognised the decision of a Torres Strait Islander couple to give their newborn baby away to an infertile couple in accordance with a traditional child rearing practice…
FREE legal assistance will be available to parents who are dealing with the abduction of a child from Australia. The federal government has reached an agreement for new funding with the International Social Services (ISS) to provide the new service. …..
AN AMERICAN lesbian who took the biological child of her former partner to Australia has sparked a ground-breaking custody battle over their eight-year-old daughter in the Florida Supreme Court…
A NSW father has been ordered by the Family Court not to ask his daughter about her school reports or force her to eat meals…
THERE should not be a specific criminal offence for a parent who kidnaps their child and takes them overseas, a Senate inquiry has recommended…
A COURT has ordered that an Australian mother enrol her children in Spanish classes to learn the culture and customs of their father’s homeland…
A court order requiring a Sydney mother and Mount Isa father to share parenting of their seven-year-old might have been in the child’s best interests, but it just wasn’t feasible, the High Court has ruled. ..
THE Full Court of the Family Court has clarified what it means by “shared care” for children after divorce, and it isn’t a 50-50 time split between parents. ..