What is Family Violence? Section 4AB of the Family Law Act 1975 defines family violence as violent, threatening or other behaviour by a person that coerces or controls a member of the person’s family (the family member), or causes the family member to be fearful. It...
In general, the laws of evidence ensure that courts rely on evidence that is relevant and probative. With the evolution of social media and the extensive use of smartphones as well as various forms of computers and surveillance, we are finding that a plethora of...
What is Surrogacy? Surrogacy comes within the scope of assisted reproductive technology because it allows a woman to carry the child of another couple or ‘intended parents’. These intended parents are the ones who pass on their genetic material. Either one or both of...
Parental Responsibility Section 60CC of the Family Law Act 1975 provides that children are entitled to have a meaningful relationship with both parents even they are separated and/or divorced. This means the children can spend time and communicate with their parents...
The treatment of gender dysphoria is of growing importance. The court has the jurisdiction and power to determine a controversy between the parties about consent for gender dysphoria treatment by making an order as to “Gillick competence” under welfare jurisdiction, a...
Family lawyers are seeing a significant increase in parenting disputes involving the vaccination of children where one parent wishes for their child to be immunised, but the other does not. Where agreement between parents about vaccinating their children fails, those...
