Mr B said he was accused in court of being “a bad husband, a bad father” and he believes that were it not for the Howard government’s shared parenting laws, which require the Family Court to presume that a child’s best interests are served by having a “meaningful” relationship with both parents after separation, he would not have been given any responsibility for his son, let alone equal time…

A MAN who discovered in a custody hearing he was not his son’s biological father has made legal history…

DE FACTO couples are being advised to draw up “domestic relationship agreements” or risk financial ruin if their partnership breaks down…

No longer an exclusive financial risk-management tool for Hollywood celebrities, increasing numbers of less famous couples are known to be opting for written agreements to protect the financial assets each partner brings to the relationship…