The Full Court of the Family Court of Australia decision of Colak & Viduka [2016] FamCAFC 79 reviewed the issues relating to not returning a child to their overseas home following parental abduction where the child expresses a view against returning. The family had lived in Croatia since 2006 wh...
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The increasing trend of ‘bird’s nest parenting’
Increasingly some separated parents are adopting a ‘birds nest parenting’ approach following separation whereby their children remain in the family home and the parents take turns moving in and out. This arrangement is often a short or interim solution geared towards providing children with stab...
Read moreAdoption Equality for Victoria
On 1 September 2016 changes to the Adoption Amendments (Adoption by Same-Sex Couples) Act 2015 came into effect. The changes to the Act represent a historical step forward in the fight for equality for Victoria’s LGBTI community. The changes allow couples in Victoria to adopt regardless of their s...
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Exciting discussion today on the Court Support Dog program when @nicholes_law Managing Partner @sally_nicholes disc… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Paws and effect: the Court Support Dog Program. It’s Drive time on @JOY949 and at 4.40pm @nicholes_law Managing Par… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Paws and effect: the Court Support Dog Program. Tune in to @JOY949 Drive at 4.40pm when @nicholes_law Managing Par… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…