A FORMER British undercover policeman who abducted his children from Australia to Britain has won the latest round of an international custody battle with his estranged wife despite a UK High Court judge saying he had behaved in a “blatant and disgraceful way”. ..

On 8 October 2012 the Family Court of Australia ordered that 4 year old Annaleise Grace Harris-Edwards (DOB 20 December 2007) live with her father. When her father attended her preschool to pick her up Annaleise was not there and has not been seen since…

TRAVEL bans on “deadbeat dads” and mothers who fail to pay child support have more than doubled in two years…

AS children line up to place their present orders with Santa, mums and dads will be putting in orders of their own – court orders on which parent will get to spend Christmas Day with the children…

THE High Court has rejected a claim four Italian-born sisters in an international custody battle should have had their own lawyers when the Family Court ordered their return to Italy…

A GRANDMOTHER has fled with her four-year-old granddaughter after a judge ordered the toddler live with her father despite claims the father sexually abused her…

Many solicitors and barristers who frequently attend the Australian Family Law Court buildings while representing their clients have been witnessing a silent but significant change in the type of evidence often relied upon by parties in family law disputes, most notably the increased reliance on emails, SMS text messages and the ubiquitous Facebook. ..

The consequences of child abduction can be lasting, says Antony Milch, a child psychiatrist. The trauma of living as a fugitive can affect their sense of identity, their stability and their ability to form relationships…

The Family Court judge dismissed an application from the mother and Orders were made for the children to return to Italy.

We address five commonly held misconceptions surrounding the case and address them via the reasoning of Family Court Justice Colin Forrest’s judgment…

A COURT has stepped in to ban two Melbourne parents from weighing their eight-year-old daughter…