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When Can You Request a Paternity Test?
by Natasha Heathcote on June 27, 2018
Most paternity tests are requested in the context of a mother seeking a father to pay child support and the father disputing that they are the biological father of the child. In parenting proceedings there […]
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Changes to the Family Law Courts
by Bree Staines on May 31, 2018
The current family law court system is made up of two courts: the Federal Circuit Court (formerly known as the Federal Magistrates Court) and the Family Court of Australia. The Federal Circuit Court deals with […]
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The Family Law Courts Are Merging…But When Will We Get More Judges?
by Natasha Heathcote on May 30, 2018
We are Merging… but when we will get more Judges? Major overhaul of the Family Law Courts to take effect on 1 January 2019. This morning Attorney General Christian Porter has announced significant changes to […]
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Is Australia The Right Jurisdiction to Determine Property Matters For Me?
by Peter Magee on May 5, 2018
With international travel and international investments increasing on an exponential level, it is not uncommon for parties to be able to commence proceedings in more than one country. International mobility has produced a volume of […]
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When Is A Biological Parent Not A Legal Parent?
by Michelle McDermott on May 3, 2018
Question – when is a biological parent not a legal parent? Answer – in the ever-increasing world of surrogacy, it would appear. A number of recent family law decisions have highlighted the legal minefield involved […]
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Why Family Lawyers Don’t Use The F Word
by Amelia Trotman on May 2, 2018
You know the word I’m talking about. Every client wants to say it.No, not that one….the other one. I’m talking about the ‘fair’ word. Everyone just wants what is fair. Your ‘fair’ share of the […]
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Tips For Self Represented Litigants
by Amelia Trotman on April 30, 2018
I think it’s fair to say, self reps are every family lawyer’s worst nightmare.That husband or wife (or applicant or respondent or mother or father) who refuse to get a lawyer. Maybe it’s because they […]
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Can the Court Substitute a Spouse’s Name For a Tax Debt?
by Natasha Heathcote on April 1, 2018
A debt to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is not a rare sight on a balance sheet in family law matters. The debt will be considered by the Court in the determination of the property […]
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Parental Rights? Wrong…
by Amelia Trotman on March 30, 2018
I have countless parents come to me for advice in relation to parenting arrangements and many of them want to talk about their ‘rights’, whether it be their ‘right’ to have equal time, their ‘right’ […]
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Breaching Court Orders Is Serious
by Peter Magee on August 20, 2017
Breaching Court Orders is serious and can lead to consequences. When I was in Coffs Harbour for a family get together, I read an interesting article in the Coffs Coast Advocate newspaper titled Breaching family […]
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