SUCH are the sensitivities of family law that when the Howard government amended the Family Law Act in 2006 it provided for a review after two years. The Rudd government has its own concerns; even before the Institute of Family Studies finished the review, Attorney-General Robert McClelland asked former family court judge Richard Chisholm to look at whether the law offers adequate protection from family violence. ..

FEDERAL Attorney-General Robert McClelland will today outline changes to the planned national regulation of the legal profession in order to address concerns from key stakeholders which threatened to derail the project. ..

THE Chief Justice of the Family Court has called for a radical change to the law to provide more protection to family members at risk of violence. In what could be a contentious proposal, Chief Justice Diana Bryant wants information …..

THE Full Court of the Family Court has clarified what it means by “shared care” for children after divorce, and it isn’t a 50-50 time split between parents. ..

A GRANDMOTHER is fighting for the care of her two grandchildren after the Department of Child Safety told her she is too old at 68 to look after them. ..

REFORM is needed to end the “disconnected” relationship between the Family Court and state child welfare agencies, support groups say.
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A CONSTITUTIONAL stoush has been sparked by a Family Court ruling that it can compel state welfare agencies to take a role in the parenting of at-risk children. ..

Altruistic surrogacy – when a woman has another couple’s child without payment – is currently being debated MPs in Queensland. The practice is currently illegal in the sunshine state, punishable by a $10,000 fine or three years’ imprisonment. ..

PRIME minister Kevin Rudd has flagged year-end changes to Australia’s child-support system, saying the present arrangements are causing many families angst. ..

Three reports evaluating aspects of Australia’s family law system have been released by the Attorney-General, Robert McClelland. ..