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…

A British court has found that a mother’s heavy drinking during pregnancy was not a criminal offence, and so has denied a damages claim made on behalf of her disabled daughter. However, this poses obvious ethical dilemmas, particularly appertaining to the effects of alcohol consumption during pregnancy on the child…

Telstra, one of Australia’s largest private sector employers, has become the latest organisation to offer staff domestic violence leave, with the telecommunications giant offering staff who are affected by family violence up to 10 days leave per year…

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…

People who have not made a Will can do so at the Parramatta Salvation Army in Smith Street, for a fee/donation of $50 plus…

The new back to school bonus government scheme has just been rolled out with 1.2 million families who are eligible for Family Tax Benefit Part A receiving up to $820 a year per child for education-related expenses. ..