The Australian Law Reform Commission has released its report ‘Family Law for the Future – An Inquiry into the Family […]...
Read moreMonth: April 2019
Tasmania Passes Marriage Amendment Bill
On 10 April 2019, Tasmania passed the Marriage Amendment Bill to make gender optional on birth certificates, making Tasmania the […]...
Read moreRECENT CASE: Brune & Cline [2018] FCWA 209
The Family Court of Western Australia recently handed down a decision regarding the validity of a marriage between two parties […]...
Read moreThe 2019-20 Federal Budget and Family Legal Matters
The Federal Government has announced that it will increase legal assistance funding by under $20 million in the 2019-20 budget. […]...
Read moreRECENT CASE: Lysons & Lysons and Anor [2019] FamCAFC 29
In a recent Full Court decision, the Family Court found that the primary judge had not erred in refusing a […]...
Read moreRECENT CASE: Can Family Violence Adjust Property Settlements in Family Law? Keating & Keating
Whilst conduct is not generally relevant to property law settlements within family law, in certain instances, serious violent conduct may […]...
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