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A Federal Circuit Court judge removed a threat to imprison parents who did not follow his family law orders when he released a written version of his oral decision, an appeal court has found…
A coalition of more than 60 legal organisations has urged the federal government to abandon a plan to scrap the Family Court as a stand-alone entity, warning that a proposed courts merger risks the safety of child and adult victims of family violence…
Violent men who breach personal protection injunctions taken out by their former partners will face up to two years in jail and no longer be able to rely on drunkenness as a defence…
A major review of Australia’s family law will consider whether the system is overly adversarial and examine the impact on children…
Staring, withdrawing affection or threatening a divorce are now defined as domestic violence in the first national guidelines for judges and magistrates…
An emerging trend is that of female lawyers leaving large law firms to commence their own practices. While capitalizing on the high demand for clients unavailable during typical business hours and find legal services unaffordable, they are finding more time to look after their kids while closing the growing legal aid gap. ..
Justice Diana Bryant said access to legal aid was already a problem in the Family Court, and she was worried about the impact of a further $15 million in Commonwealth funding cuts outlined in the budget…
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…
The Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill, legalising voluntary euthanasia, was defeated in the Tasmanian House of Assembly 13 votes to 11 following speaker-at-the-time Michael Polley’s vote. This is a far narrower margin compared to 2009, where similar legislation was defeated by 15 votes to 7…
THE federal government is facing a revolt over its $102.4 million increase in court fees, with solicitors warning that some of their poorest clients can no longer afford a divorce…