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Tardy family lawyers could be forced to pay costs

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Family lawyers could be hit with personal costs orders if they fail to help resolve disputes as “quickly, inexpensively and efficiently” as possible and if their fees become disproportionate to the issues in dispute, under laws to be introduced to parliament today…

What the Family Court shakeup really means for families

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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…

Supreme Court rules for Colleen McCullough’s husband in Will dispute

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Acclaimed Australian author Colleen McCullough left her entire estate to her husband Ric Robinson, the NSW Supreme Court has ruled at the end of a costly and bitter dispute over her multimillion-dollar estate…

Domestic Violence victim wins $243,000 in damages against ex-husband

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A woman who was assaulted and held captive by her husband in a terrifying four-hour ordeal has been awarded more than $243,000 in damages, including for psychiatric counselling and medication…

Court rules doctors can operate on baby’s brain, despite parents’ objection

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A baby suffering from a severe form of epilepsy will undergo brain surgery in a bid to stop his seizures, despite refusal for the procedure by the baby’s parents, after the Supreme Court ruled it was in the child’s best interests…

NSW gun law reforms considered after John Edwards murder-suicide

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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…

Husband cleared to sue family lawyer over prenup

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A court has given the green light for a family lawyer to be sued for misleading and deceptive conduct over claims he failed to properly advise a woman about the consequences of signing a prenuptial agreement…

Can your SMS Text Messages be used as Evidence in the Family Court?

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Can SMS Text Messages be used as Evidence in the Family Court? The short answer to this is YES, YES and YES again…

Domestic violence offenders no longer allowed to question abuse victims in Family Court

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The Federal Government will today introduce legislation banning the practice of direct cross-examination of alleged victims of domestic violence, by the alleged perpetrators of that domestic violence…