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A Family Court judge has delivered a blistering judgment on the “culture of bitter, adversarial and highly aggressive family law litigation” in Sydney and blasted two law firms for charging “outrageous” fees…
Palliative care professionals have presented a united front against proposed voluntary assisted dying legislation on the eve of debate in the NSW Parliament, declaring the bill “cannot be made safe”…
Two sisters who sued the state of New South Wales for failing to protect them from their abusive stepfather have been awarded almost $1.5 million in damages after an eight-year battle for compensation…
Domestic violence orders will be issued for longer and information-sharing across agencies will be easier under strengthened domestic violence legislation in Queensland. ..
The system of applying online for a domestic violence order (DVO) which is sent to the Family Court and urgently dealt with by an “E-Judge”, or electronic judge, is currently operating in New Zealand…
Stephen Black, 46, imprisoned for nearly a year a sexual assault that never happened. Lawyer Greg Walsh argues that public opinion “has swung too far” in favour of professed victims.
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According to David Collier, a recently-retired judge from the Parramatta Family Court, false allegations of domestic violence have now become a “major weapon” in the war between parents who wish to secure sole custody of their children…
Some issues to consider when deciding whether or not to use a do-it-yourself Will Kit or a Solicitor when creating your Will…
The commercial surrogacy laws in essentially all Australian states and territories have been criticised far and wide. Implemented to prevent the commercialisation and ultimately exploitation of people involved in the practice, all it seems to have achieved is drive people under-ground, and forced many Australians to seek overseas, that which they have been denied access to in Australia…
Let’s hope that unlike the Family Court, the Department for Child Protection can protect both these children without resorting bizarre ideologies on child welfare that can ultimately forget that children are also part of families…