Single judge has 700 cases on the go at one time. Judge Joe Harman can’t clear backlog despite sitting up to 10 hours a day. Parramatta Federal Circuit Court likened to a hospital emergency ward…

Judges who travel to regional areas to hear family law disputes are handling up to 70 matters a week and sitting until as late as 8pm to get through their caseloads…

Rockhampton solicitor Allan Grant believes a wait before a family court trial isn’t necessarily a bad thing. He said once a trial had been allocated, it could take three to six months to be heard…

The Family and Federal Circuit Courts have been spared the full force of the budget axe, despite being in line for cuts of up to $30 million…

CHILD welfare is being compromised and the safety of women put at risk because of unacceptable delays in the nation’s family law system, with courts in Sydney’s west reaching “crisis point”…