On 15 May 2019, Nadine Udorovic, Partner at Nicholes Family Lawyers, and Natasha Mastroianni, Associate at Nicholes Family Lawyers, joined […]...
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The 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 moreAccess to Justice and the Online World
On Thursday 21 March 2019 Nicholes Family Lawyers, in conjunction with Victoria Women Lawyers hosted a seminar discussing the impact […]...
Read moreDaughter’s disclosure of wife’s documents a breach of legal professional privilege
Legal professional privilege is a fundamental right of a client that protects the disclosure of certain communication between a client […]...
Read moreProcedural Fairness in the Family Court
According to the Australian Law Reform Commission procedural fairness means acting fairly in administrative decision making. It relates to the […]...
Read moreWhy same sex couples can be denied Wedding Cakes in Colorado but not in Australia
The case of Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, 584 U.S. (2018) demonstrates that in certain circumstances, a person […]...
Read moreThe Rise in Domestic Violence – What is being done?
This year the government’s Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) compiled data on the prevalence of domestic violence. It […]...
Read moreNo parentage for sperm donors: Parsons and Anor & Masson [2018] FamCAFC 115
In the recent case of Parsons and Anor & Masson [2018] FamCAFC 115, the Full Court of the Family Court […]...
Read moreProtection for Domestic Violence Survivors in Family Law
In an effort to restrict self-represented litigants from cross examining their victims of domestic violence, the Federal Government is set […]...
Read moreRe Matthew – Stage 3 Treatment for Gender Dysphoria deemed therapeutic
Following the case of Re Kelvin children with gender dysphoria wishing to commence Stage 2 hormonal treatment no longer require Court authorisation […]...
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Chief Justice Alstergren was honoured to deliver the State of the Nation address at the 19th National Family Law conference in…
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