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…

We review five smart phone apps that allow you to legally keep track of your friends and family, providing details of precisely where they are and how long they have been there…

Until recently, there was no law protecting you from the spread of your intimate images. Does Victoria have the answer?..

With the ATO’s information-gathering powers seemingly ever-expanding, the “long arm of the law” is taking on a whole new meaning. But that long arm doesn’t always reach as far as the Commissioner might like…

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…

A Queensland newspaper has been fined $120,000 for illegally identifying a family involved in a court custody battle. This was in breach of Section 121 of the Family Law Act 1975…

A Tasmanian man infatuated with his wife has admitted spying on her through a peephole he made in a bathroom mirror…

Retroactively removing anonymity from donors is a terrible idea with significant repercussions. People haven’t been able to donate anonymously in Victoria since 1988 and before that not every donor’s identity was recorded, so many people desperate for their genetic history will be disappointed…

The Family Court has dismissed an application by the Commissioner of Taxation to be released from an implied obligation not to make collateral use of certain documents filed in a Family Court proceeding…