The New South Wales Ombudsman’s Office recently launched the “Complaint Handling Guide for Children: Upholding the Rights of Children and Young People” for the National Office for Child Safety. The Guide was informed by findings from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child S...
Read moreMonth: October 2019
Requirement for Family Dispute Resolution confirmed in Ellwood & Ravenhill [2019] FamCAFC 153
Family Dispute Resolution (‘FDR’) is a type of mediation in which a neutral and accredited Family Dispute Resolution practitioner assists parties to discuss issues around parenting following separation and assist them in developing a parenting plan for future parenting arrangements. The Family L...
Read morePartner Bec Dahl and Chicks Talking Footy awarded the Globe Networking Media Excellence Award 2019
A recent Tweet from the website of the popular radio program on JOY94.9, Chicks Talking Footy, reads: We won the @globenetworking Media Excellence Award 2019! Thank you to @joy949 for the opportunity to give @AFL and @aflwomens a voice to our LGBTIQA+ Community. We are delighted to do what we love. ...
Read moreDevelopments on Backdating Child Support Applications
There has been a recent development in case law following the child support case of Calafiore v Netia [2019] Fam CAFC 132 (2 August 2019). The two parties gave birth to a child after separating from each other, however no paternity declaration was made at birth. A paternity declaration is a volun...
Read moreChild Protection & The Children’s Court
Nicholes Family Lawyers has specialised knowledge in Child Protection proceedings before the Children’s Court. Child Protection staff within the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) operate under a different jurisdiction to the Family Court and are guided by the Children, Youth and Famil...
Read morePODCAST – Bec Dahl on JOY94.9’s Family Matters
Nicholes Partner Bec Dahl and her co-host Gina Lambropoulos from Family Matters on JOY94.9, sat down to to chat with Jason Tuazon-McCheyne to discuss the realities of being a father, husband, advocate & “gay dad”. Jason provide insight into the practicalities of same-sex parenthood, incl...
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