A NATIONWIDE push to allow same-sex marriage is under way after a NSW parliamentary committee found it can be legislated at a state level…

In a recent research report titled Untying the Knot, Suncorp Superannuation asked married and divorced people about retirement ages and found that while both groups were on par when it came to ideal retirement ages, there was a big gap when they had to be realistic…

Allegations of child sexual abuse are being increasingly invented by mothers to stop fathers from seeing their children, says a retiring Family Court judge…

New figures show a big increase in people divorcing after 20 years or more of marriage. But it’s not as big as some would have you believe…

Instead of the seven-year itch, Australia’s married couples are increasingly calling it quits once they’re past the 20-year mark. For a growing number of couples, “till death do us part” seems to translate into “until the kids leave home.”..

DIVORCING parents who use the “insidious features” of social media as a weapon will put at risk their custody arrangements and settlements and could even face prison, legal experts warn…

THE ex-wives of two brothers at the helm of a Queensland farming and mining company have snared the lion’s share of the family fortune after a legal showdown with one of their own children for the money…

PARENTS will face tough new hurdles if they want to enroll unvaccinated children at school, under a crackdown being planned by Health Minister Tanya Plibersek…

The justice system is unprepared to deal with aggressive behaviour by sufferers, writes Paul Bibby…

ONE of the fastest growing social groups in Australia is single parents. According to the 2011 census, there are more than 902,000 single parents with children under 15…