If successful, it could be the first property split in an “ongoing” marriage in Australia. The husband is relying on a legal loophole that allows property proceedings not only in cases of separation or divorce, but in any other “fact or circumstance”…

Sending a child to school is an expensive business, even if they go to a public school – there’s the uniform, the bags, the stationery, the shoes and so on. State and Federal governments recognise that school and going back to school at the beginning of the year can be an expensive time for parents and have some refunds and payments in place. Here are a few…

CATHOLIC hospitals fear patients will use new anti-discrimination laws to demand abortions, vasectomies and IVF treatments now banned for religious reasons…

THE man who lists Nelson Mandela and Bill Clinton as former clients is orchestrating publicity for the Sunshine Coast mother of the four Italian girls who have been caught in a bitter custody dispute…

OUTDATED laws are forcing doctors to twist the truth to get abortions for their patients, a study has found…

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. ..

EVERY case of domestic violence reported to police, hospitals and non-government organisations will be recorded on a central data base under plans for a sweeping overhaul of domestic violence laws…

PROSPECTIVE parents could receive discounted fertility treatment if they promise to donate some of their embryos to other people, under a proposal to deal with the problem of thousands of unwanted embryos sitting in clinic freezers…

WEALTHY fly-in, fly-out workers are getting pre-nups to avoid losing their assets in relationship break-ups. Perth family lawyers say the recent wave of mine workers seeking legal protection before marriage is a shift from their usual demographic of older clients …..

Changes to commercial surrogacy arrangements in India, introduced just before Christmas, have cut off one of the more popular avenues for Australians wanting to become surrogate parents…