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21: Attempted Murderer Wife Scams Husband’s Property From Jail | August 3, 2014

Chris Soteriou says his ex-wife, Vicky Soteriou, who plotted his attempted murder – is transferring property to her family from prison to stop him from collecting any money she owes him as a result of suing Vicky for civil damages over the attack…



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22: Family Court Seeks Whereabouts of Layla Leisha | July 9, 2014

A lawyer representing schoolgirl Layla Leisha has obtained a Family Court order allowing a public appeal for information about her whereabouts…



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23: Regional Areas Deprived of Permanent Family Law Judges | June 10, 2014

Judges who travel to regional areas to hear family law disputes are handling up to 70 matters a week and sitting until as late as 8pm to get through their caseloads…



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24: Delays in family law matters ‘not all bad’ says solicitor | June 4, 2014

Rockhampton solicitor Allan Grant believes a wait before a family court trial isn’t necessarily a bad thing. He said once a trial had been allocated, it could take three to six months to be heard…



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25: Cuts in Funding for Family Courts Create Dangerous Delays | May 12, 2014

CHILD welfare is being compromised and the safety of women put at risk because of unacceptable delays in the nation’s family law system, with courts in Sydney’s west reaching “crisis point”…



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26: De facto couples have differences to married counterparts, judge says | April 23, 2014

De facto couples – even those who have a child and live together – have significant social, financial and emotional “differences” to married couples, according to a Federal Circuit Court judge…



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27: Standing up for themselves: self-represented litigants | April 1, 2014

If you had to stand up and represent yourself in family court, how would you cope? It’s probably something we should all be thinking about, because hiring a lawyer is expensive and legal aid budgets are under extreme stress so flying solo in court is increasingly common. This articles explores the common pitfalls and issues that arise in the face of self-representation in our court system…



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28: Childless Brides Warned to Reject Pre-Nups | February 9, 2014

Women embarking on a first marriage and planning to have children should not enter into a prenuptial agreement because it is likely to financially disadvantage them later, family law experts warn…



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29: Centrelink fraud cases dropped following High Court ruling | July 24, 2013

THE federal government has dropped cases against 18 people charged with welfare fraud following a High Court ruling over retrospective legislation…



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30: Orphaned NSW girl allowed to start hormone treatment to become a boy | July 21, 2013

A 13-YEAR-OLD orphaned girl has been authorised to start hormone treatment to become a boy, despite having “no parents” to consent to the decision in a landmark legal case…