2012 Family Violence Amendments
1: Shared Parenting Laws Mis-Represented by ex-Judge Richard Chisholm | October 23, 2014
Retired Family Court judge Richard Chisholm has written a blueprint for overhauling Australia’s Family Law Act recommending the removal of Shared Parenting as a potential outcome in Family Law Court proceedings…
2: Will Family Law change under a Coalition Government? | February 18, 2014
Perhaps the most significant amendments to the parenting provisions were introduced by the Howard Government in 2006. While these also gave some new priority to issues of family violence, they are generally seen as at least having had the effect of prioritising relationships with both parents after separation over the significance of family violence to decision making about parenting…
3: Family Violence Amendments: developments by the Federal and NSW Governments | February 6, 2013
Amendments to the Family Law Act that changed the way the law addresses family violence in family law matters came into force from 7 June 2012…