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Many separating parents are manipulating Australia’s child custody laws, in some cases to claim maximum child support, while in other cases, to avoid or reduce their child support commitments, the nation’s largest counselling group has warned the federal government…
A LAW that forces married couples to divorce if one partner changes sex is “cruel” and should be axed, according to Greens upper house MP from both NSW and South Australia…
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 Federal Government is hoarding millions of dollars from dead-beat dads that could be helping support their partners and children…
Marriage breakdowns shut out many Greek-Australian grandparents from seeing their grandchildren…
How long will it take for the Abbott government to start counting the cost to the community of its budget changes?..
The federal budget cuts to legal aid will undermine access to justice for Canberra’s most disadvantaged, the capital’s legal fraternity says…
A Senate inquiry is looking into the challenges facing grandparents raising their grandchildren, and how they might be better supported…
This factsheet explains how Family Tax Benefit (FTB) works when the care of children is shared, most frequently in the event of divorce or separation. It also explains how to deal with problems that can arise, particularly when two carers do not agree on the “percentage of care” that should apply…
Budget pressures have prompted Legal Aid to consider closing two of its metropolitan offices and centralise services at its Perth headquarters…