Judges
A Federal Circuit Court judge removed a threat to imprison parents who did not follow his family law orders when he released a written version of his oral decision, an appeal court has found…
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”…
Single judge has 700 cases on the go at one time. Judge Joe Harman can’t clear backlog despite sitting up to 10 hours a day. Parramatta Federal Circuit Court likened to a hospital emergency ward…
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…
Justice Diana Bryant said access to legal aid was already a problem in the Family Court, and she was worried about the impact of a further $15 million in Commonwealth funding cuts outlined in the budget…
In a speech titled ”Everything I’ve Always Wanted To Say”, recently retired Family Court judge Linda Dessau says overly combative family lawyers can give parents misguided advice and put families through unnecessary, drawn-out legal battles…
WEALTHY husbands who split from their wives after a long marriage are less likely to walk away with the lion’s share of the assets following a landmark full Family Court decision…
TWO new judges have been appointed to WA’s Family Court in a bid to ease the backlog of cases. Attorney-General Michael Mischin said the immediate appointments of John Walters, QC, and Susan Duncanson were part of a concerted effort by …..