CUTS to the nation’s 65 Family Relationship Centres have prompted more than half to reduce staffing and put families at risk. ..

ALL single, unemployed parents will have their parenting support payments axed when their youngest child turns eight – a tough-love Budget measure designed to force them back to work…

A CHILD’S right to a meaningful relationship with his or her father trumps a woman’s right to pursue personal happiness after divorce, according to the latest ruling on the matter by a Family Court magistrate. ..

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. ..

THE shared parenting law introduced by the Howard government has resulted in more children spending time with both parents after divorce, but the numbers who do so are minuscule and most children still spend the majority of time with their mothers. ..

An Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) report, commissioned by the government, established that while the principle of shared parental responsibility was widely supported, it was often misconstrued as requiring 50-50 share time. ..