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Divorce Rates in Australia
1: What Is The Divorce Rate In Australia? | August 11, 2020

The Australian Institute of Family studies reports that the divorce rate (divorces per 1,000 Australian residents) has fallen in the 2000s and was at its lowest rate since 1976 in 2016 at just 1.9…





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2: Equal parental responsibility is failing children, inquiry hears | December 29, 2019

Australia’s family law system is failing to protect children by misleading separated parents into believing their children have to spend time with their ex-partner, even if they are dangerous, one of the nation’s largest children’s charities has warned…





Perth-based psychologist Darryl Menaglio accepted a professional misconduct finding over a report he prepared for a custody case at the Western Australia Family Court.
3: Psychologist’s misconduct raises questions about family court expert witnesses | December 14, 2019

It was a Family Court psychologist’s report that came with a heavy cost. Not only in monetary terms — although at $25,000 the psychologist’s fees were high. But also in its human toll, which continues more than seven years after it was handed to the Family Court of Western Australia…





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4: Millie Phillips, once Australia’s richest woman, creates chaos over her Will | November 19, 2019

The dirty laundry of a wealthy Sydney family has been aired in court during a battle over the colourful 90-year-old matriarch’s multimillion-dollar fortune…





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5: Everything you need to know about Paternity tests | October 8, 2019

MORE families are taking steps to confirm their children’s parentage but it doesn’t have to be a harrowing experience…





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6: High Court agrees sperm donor is father as he was involved in girl’s life | June 19, 2019

The High Court has found a man who donated his sperm to a lesbian friend to have a child is the father, due to his involvement in the child’s life…





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7: Lesbian divorcees in modern age dispute over embryos | June 12, 2019

A woman has asked the Family Court to order the destruction of 12 embryos — even though she has no genetic link to them…





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8: Can you sue for divorce caused by a cheating partner in Australia? Short answer, ‘No’, sort of | March 22, 2019

Changes were made to the Family Law Act in 1975 that did away with moralising about infidelity…





Attorney-General Christian Porter
9: Tardy family lawyers could be forced to pay costs | August 22, 2018

Family lawyers could be hit with personal costs orders if they fail to help resolve disputes as “quickly, inexpensively and efficiently” as possible and if their fees become disproportionate to the issues in dispute, under laws to be introduced to parliament today…





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10: Domestic Violence victim wins $243,000 in damages against ex-husband | July 17, 2018

A woman who was assaulted and held captive by her husband in a terrifying four-hour ordeal has been awarded more than $243,000 in damages, including for psychiatric counselling and medication…




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