Parents locked in child custody disputes and couples going through acrimonious divorces will wait up to three years to have their cases finalised as “drastic underfunding” of the Federal Circuit Court and a mass exodus of retiring judges exacerbate already long waits…

A man has lost his legal bid for a share of his ex-wife’s $6 million lotto win after an appeal court found the ticket was bought when the pair were leading separate lives…

WHAT happens to your super when you get divorced? In theory the super assets are included in a couple’s total balance sheet and split just like any other asset. The couple can do this by mutual agreement or the Family Court can enforce its decision on the couple…

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…

Rockhampton solicitor Allan Grant believes a wait before a family court trial isn’t necessarily a bad thing. He said once a trial had been allocated, it could take three to six months to be heard…

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…

The Family and Federal Circuit Courts have been spared the full force of the budget axe, despite being in line for cuts of up to $30 million…

CHILD welfare is being compromised and the safety of women put at risk because of unacceptable delays in the nation’s family law system, with courts in Sydney’s west reaching “crisis point”…

Warring couples may think twice about airing their dirty laundry in the Family Court after it ruled the Tax Office could use financial information filed in one dispute to audit the parties for potential tax evasion…

De facto couples – even those who have a child and live together – have significant social, financial and emotional “differences” to married couples, according to a Federal Circuit Court judge…