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1: Australia’s family law changes to affect pets, property and finances | May 15, 2025

Alterations to Australia’s family law will change the game for pet owners on the verge of separation. Here’s a breakdown…





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2: Shared Parenting is Dead! Single Mother’s now the Equal Priority with Children in Family Law reforms | May 14, 2025

In recent years, amendments have been made to Australian family law to place a greater emphasis on the safety of children and their carers. The Family Law Amendment Act 2023 (Cth) repealed the presumption of equal shared parental responsibility and simplified the considerations for a court to consider…





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3: Family Court report writer charged with sexually abusing three children | January 1, 2020

An accused paedophile has been used as an expert by the Family Court in custody disputes that involve allegations of child sexual abuse…





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4: Equal parental responsibility is failing children, inquiry hears | December 29, 2019

Australia’s family law system is failing to protect children by misleading separated parents into believing their children have to spend time with their ex-partner, even if they are dangerous, one of the nation’s largest children’s charities has warned…





Perth-based psychologist Darryl Menaglio accepted a professional misconduct finding over a report he prepared for a custody case at the Western Australia Family Court.
5: Psychologist’s misconduct raises questions about family court expert witnesses | December 14, 2019

It was a Family Court psychologist’s report that came with a heavy cost. Not only in monetary terms — although at $25,000 the psychologist’s fees were high. But also in its human toll, which continues more than seven years after it was handed to the Family Court of Western Australia…





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6: ‘Safety must come first in family law’: Legal groups reject merger plan | November 11, 2019

A coalition of more than 60 legal organisations has urged the federal government to abandon a plan to scrap the Family Court as a stand-alone entity, warning that a proposed courts merger risks the safety of child and adult victims of family violence…





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7: Invitation to make a submission – Inquiry into Australia’s Family Law System | November 1, 2019

I am writing to draw your attention to the inquiry and to invite you or your organisation to make a submission to this inquiry. Submissions are due by 18 December 2019…





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8: Women lie about DV to get kids in Family Court, Hanson claims | September 18, 2019

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has accused women of making up domestic violence claims in order to get custody of their children, as she defended a new parliamentary inquiry into the family law system…





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9: Government to review Family Court after pressure from Pauline Hanson | September 17, 2019

The government launched the inquiry to look into concerns including the onus of proof required to gain an apprehended violence order, the cost of the court process and claims of false evidence being used against former partners…





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10: Family Court Judge’s ruling overturned by Appeal Court as a ‘gross miscarriage of justice’ | July 21, 2019

A Brisbane judge who sentenced a father of two to jail for contempt of court in a family law case has been sharply criticised by Family Court appeal judges, who described his decision as an “affront to justice”…




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