Full Court of the Family Court

1: Family Court Judge’s ruling overturned by Appeal Court as a ‘gross miscarriage of justice’ | July 21, 2019

A Brisbane judge who sentenced a father of two to jail for contempt of court in a family law case has been sharply criticised by Family Court appeal judges, who described his decision as an “affront to justice”…

2: ‘It’s mine, I got it after we broke up’, (Inheritance, Divorce & Property Disputes) | January 13, 2018

In family law disputes it is a common misconception that an inheritance or other large sum received after separation will be excluded from the property pool to be divided between the parties. ..

3: Gleaning facts of emotional case | October 7, 2012

The Family Court judge dismissed an application from the mother and Orders were made for the children to return to Italy.

We address five commonly held misconceptions surrounding the case and address them via the reasoning of Family Court Justice Colin Forrest’s judgment…

4: High Court rejects shared parenting plan | March 3, 2010

A court order requiring a Sydney mother and Mount Isa father to share parenting of their seven-year-old might have been in the child’s best interests, but it just wasn’t feasible, the High Court has ruled. ..

5: No 50-50 split on time with parents | February 23, 2010

THE Full Court of the Family Court has clarified what it means by “shared care” for children after divorce, and it isn’t a 50-50 time split between parents. ..

6: Duped dad wins custody of boy in historic Family Court decision | May 19, 2009

A MAN who discovered in a custody hearing he was not his son’s biological father has made legal history…