The family law system in Australia is groaning under the weight of a vast backlog of more than 20,000 cases and families are waiting up to five years for bitter child custody and property disputes to be resolved…

FIREARMS checks would be linked to Family Court proceedings and the opinions of ex-wives and even doctors would be sought before a person is granted a licence under major reforms to be discussed this morning to stop tragedies like John Edwards shooting dead his Pennant Hills teenage kids…

Can a marriage be legal if your new wife or husband refuses to have sex with you – not just on the wedding night, but ever? The short answer is “No!”..

The High Court has torn up a prenuptial agreement between a wealthy Australian property developer and his online bride, who was pressured into signing the document after he threatened to call off the wedding…

A surrogate mother has been stripped of her parental rights after the baby boy’s biological parents won a court battle to erase her from the child’s life…

A 16-year-old boy suffering from autism has been granted permission to begin sex change treatments, provided he has his sperm frozen in case he wants children…

When does physical discipline of a child become unlawful abuse?

The question arose in the case of a father who had beaten his two eldest children with a cricket bat, but who argued he should still be allowed to see his six-year-old son…

Staring, withdrawing affection or threatening a divorce are now defined­ as domestic violence in the first national guidelines for judges and magistrates…

It seems everyone wants family law system reform. But the head of the Family Court says we should be wary of simple solutions to complex problems…

Psychiatrists are handing their patients’ confidential records to the courts amid threats of jail, under a flourishing practice by solicitors of issuing “dirt digging” subpoenas…