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Children – Travelling and Change Over Obligations
by Peter Magee on April 30, 2017
It is important to consider the impact that parenting Orders will have on children, in circumstances where parties live some distance apart. For example, it is sometimes the case that one parent lives in Canberra […]
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Father Accused of Rape Denied Access To Son
by Bree Staines on April 26, 2017
The Australian recently reported that the father of a four year old boy has no access to his child. The basis for this decision was that the child’s mother alleges that notwithstanding the mother and […]
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Non-Indigenous Mother Allowed To Attend Traditional Smoking Ceremony
by Michelle McDermott on April 20, 2017
Section 61F of the Family Law Act 1975 states that, In: applying this Part to the circumstances of an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child; or> identifying a person or persons who have exercised, or […]
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Let’s Move to Another Country!
by Byron Leong on April 17, 2017
I remember reading all the memes before the US Presidential of US Citizens contemplating leaving the US if Donald Trump was elected as President and Canada needing to build a wall to prevent mass immigration […]
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Having a Meaningful Relationship With a Child From Gaol
by Peter Magee on April 12, 2017
Whilst the idea of a child being required to attend a gaol to spend time with his or her incarcerated parent is abhorrent to most people, it is, nevertheless something that the Family Law Courts […]
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Can I Object to a Subpoena of Psychologist Records?
by Rhiannon Noble on April 10, 2017
In the recent Federal Circuit Court matter of Douglas & Mauldron [2015] FCCA 2217, the Mother and the institution subjected to a subpoena (Benevolent Society) objected to the production of the subpoena, on the basis […]
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My Child Is Commencing Primary School – Is This Change Significant Enough to Reopen Proceedings?
by Karen Devey on April 4, 2017
Once Final Orders for a child’s living arrangements have been made, the Court needs to consider whether further litigation would be in the child’s best interest before re-opening litigation. The longstanding authority of Rice and […]
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Is There a Bias Against Fathers When Determining Parenting Applications?
by Kate Marr on March 28, 2017
I often hear complaints about the perceived bias against fathers in cases before the Court about parenting issues. In society and not that long ago in the courts, the father’s role and contribution to the […]
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Sugar Daddies Pay For Law Degree, But Are They De Facto?
by Natasha Heathcote on March 23, 2017
A university student in the U.S. is due to graduate with her law degree and has stated she is free of any student debt. How you ask? Law degrees are expensive, I know! She has […]
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Will The Court Make Orders Consistent With a Teenage Child’s Wishes?
by Zoe Durand on March 22, 2017
When I meet with clients I not infrequently hear them say “I have heard that after 12 the Court has to do what the children want” or something to that effect. Or they might ask […]
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