There are many cases that showed violence and abuse victims, mostly kids, face greater risks of continued violence and abuse when the 50/50 share care is required. How would the psychology industry go about solving this problem and provide a fair family report? ..

In a context of a short-term relationship between the parents, how should custody of a child be assessed and how should the “best interest of a child” be defined and applied in this specific context? For a child’s well being, isn’t it necessary for a child to be able to build relationship to both his/her parents? ..

This article details how Family Tax Benefit payments are allocated to each parent when the custody of the children is shared between them…

This article attempts to address the long-standing and emotional debate surrounding parenting plans after separation – in particular, the appropriateness of overnight care for under 2 year olds…

This article will consider the meaning of “reasonably practicable” as it appears in section 65DAA of the FLA , and how it operates to allow or prevent cases where one of the parties seeks equal time or shared parenting orders…

The vast majority of child abductions are not carried out by total strangers, but by the child’s own parent or close relative. This article will detail the resources available to a parent whose child has been abducted by someone both they and the child know…

Managing your child’s daily schedule can be hard. It can be even harder after a separation or divorce. Communicating with your co-parent might not always be easy and if this is getting in the way of your child’s routine then you might find 2houses to be useful…

There can be substantial tax benefits that result from child maintenance trusts in certain circumstances, if correctly formulated…

There is an understandable misconception in Australian law that child maintenance ends when the child legally becomes an adult, that is, at 18 years of age – however this is not entirely true for all scenarios…

A parenting plan and a parenting order by consent (aka a consent order) are two of the methods available to separated parents who are creating a formal agreement concerning their shared parental responsibilities. ..