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1: Divorce filing fees set for Significant Rise | June 20, 2015

Federal court-filing fees are set to rise on 1 July with increases expected to raise more than $87 million…

Catchwords: Court Access, Court Fees, Court fees, Divorce, Family Law Courts, Federal funding, Legal Fees

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2: Parramatta Family Court Overwhelmed with Blowout in Cases | May 21, 2015

Single judge has 700 cases on the go at one time. Judge Joe Harman can’t clear backlog despite sitting up to 10 hours a day. Parramatta Federal Circuit Court likened to a hospital emergency ward…

Catchwords: Court Delays, Federal funding, Judges

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3: Budget 2015: Family Court fees set to dramatically rise | May 14, 2015

Attorney General George Brandis confirmed the Court fee increases for family law matters, which are expected to rise significantly above the current level of $845…

Catchwords: Court Fees, Federal funding

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4: Family law courts chase $1.4m in fees | August 26, 2013

The family law courts are chasing more than $1.4 million in unpaid fees amid criticism that increases introduced by the federal government in January are putting pressure on families…

Catchwords: Court Fees