In a new report, child family violence survivors describe how family court worsened their trauma and profoundly affected their well-being even into adult life.
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The reform finally brings the divorce process into the 21st century.
A new book looks at the family court system, just as the Family Court of Australia merges with the Federal Circuit Court.
There’s a need to better understand coercive control as an important component of domestic violence when it comes to making decisions around co-parenting.
Because any two consenting adults can get married in the US, a platonic marriage could pretty easily be pulled off. Legally speaking, though, it’s a sham.
In Morocco, the COVID-19 pandemic has burdened women with more housework and duties at home, and violence against them has risen.
As federal parliament heads off on its Christmas break, a cloud of uncertainty hangs over the legal community and the Australians who access the family law system.
When it comes to separation arrangements, Scotland needs to protect and uphold the rights of children to express views about decisions that affect them.
The consequences of the parental alienation theory can lead to children getting a court order to visit or live with an abusive parent.
There have already been two recent inquires into family court, but none of their recommendations have been rolled out.
Michelle Grattan discusses the government’s new family law inquiry, and Australia being banned from the speaking list at the upcoming UN climate change summit.
It seems the driving force behind this new inquiry is Pauline Hanson’s unsupported claim women often make up allegations of domestic violence in family courts.
As the government starts its work on workplace change, it gave Pauline Hanson a win, for past and future favours, making her deputy chair of a joint parliamentary committee into the family law system.
Communication, contact and an end to conflict all help children accommodate this major change.
The Australian Law Reform Commission’s report makes a radical new suggestion that federal family courts be abolished. It also recommends changes to laws concerning parenting and property division.
Parents and children rarely put agreements about granny flats in writing and almost never consult a lawyer. But when these arrangements go wrong, the consequences can be disastrous and costly for all.
Who is a child’s legal parent? The question is at the heart of a case due before the High Court this year. It may have implications for children born via IVF or surrogacy, and the people who raise them.
History shows that the US court system isn’t sympathetic to undocumented migrants when it comes to parental rights.
The proposed merger of the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court is intended to address delays and inefficiencies in the system. Experts question, however, how effective the reforms will be.
In the Family Court, respecting what matters to children can help determine how sustainable and workable the arrangements are. Research shows
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Professor of Law, University of Virginia
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Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Family Law, University of South Carolina
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney
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Dean and Professor, Law School, La Trobe University
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Professor of Socio-Legal Research and Policy, University of Sydney