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…

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…

The dirty laundry of a wealthy Sydney family has been aired in court during a battle over the colourful 90-year-old matriarch’s multimillion-dollar fortune…

MORE families are taking steps to confirm their children’s parentage but it doesn’t have to be a harrowing experience…

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”…

The High Court has found a man who donated his sperm to a lesbian friend to have a child is the father, due to his involvement in the child’s life…

A woman has asked the Family Court to order the destruction of 12 embryos — even though she has no genetic link to them…

Identical twin brothers liked impersonating each other to sleep with lots of women. Now, both of their names will go on one baby’s birth certificate…

Changes were made to the Family Law Act in 1975 that did away with moralising about infidelity…

Ms Jones and Mr Beves are the parents of two children. The second child, Georgie, was born after the breakdown of the marriage. When Georgie was born, Ms Jones sought to register the surname ‘Jones’ and then as a compromise ‘ Beves -Jones’ for Georgie. She also has indicated that she wishes to change the older child’s surname to to ‘Beves -Jones’…