In February 2018 Attorney-General Christian Porter announced that elder abuse was a top personal priority for him. A national plan will be developed to stop physical, emotional and financial abuse of elderly Australians, especially those living in care. Australian case law such as Stanford v Stanfor...
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Keturah Sageman Partner selected as Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers
We are proud to announce that Keturah Sageman, partner at Nicholes Family Lawyers, has recently become a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (“IAFL”). The IAFL is a global association of legal practitioners who have been recognised by their colleagues as the most experienced an...
Read moreIntroducing our International Family Law Specialist Group
Nicholes Family Lawyers are proud to announce the launch of the first International Family Law Specialist Group Newsletter ahead of the 7th World Congress on Family Law and Children’s Rights held in Dublin, Ireland from 4-7 June 2017. The World Congress will be attended by members of NFL’s Inter...
Read moreInternational Child Abduction and Family Law
Australia’s multicultural diversity within an ever increasing global community means that it is not uncommon for one or more parents of a child to have connections to another country other than Australia. The issue of international child abduction by a parent has recently received much media atten...
Read moreChildren’s Views in Abduction Cases
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...
Read moreNicholes Family Lawyers Success In Defending Return of Child to Turkey
In the case of State Central Authority & Kinkaid Nicholes Family Lawyers acted on behalf of the Respondent Mother who had returned to Australia with her child after being restrained from leaving Turkey for four years. Keturah Sageman of Nicholes Family Lawyers, instructing Mr Ian Mawson QC and M...
Read more‘Brexit’ and the impact on International Family Law
The world is now reeling from news about Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU), dubbed ‘Brexit’ – a shortened version of the phrase ‘British Exit’. The momentous referendum was held on 23 June 2016 and a majority of voters in England voted to leave the EU. This move has caused unpr...
Read moreEnforcing Child Support payments when paying parent lives overseas
The Australian Child Support Agency is able to collect regular child support payments in particular circumstances, even when the paying parent lives overseas. This arrangement is most effective when the paying parent agrees to make the payments voluntarily however, if the paying parent refuses and l...
Read moreNicholes Family Lawyers Success In Obtaining Return of Child to China
In the recent published case of Hong & Wai [2015] FCCA 3448 Nicholes Family Lawyers (“NFL”) acted on behalf of the Applicant Mother, to secure an urgent order for the return to China of her 10 year old son who had been abducted by the Respondent Father and brought to Australia. Keturah Sagem...
Read moreNicholes Family Lawyers successful in defending appeal against anti-suit injunction
Nicholes Family Lawyers were recently successful in defending an appeal before the Full Court of the Family Court of Australia in the matter of Cole & Abati [2016]. The appellant husband is an Australian citizen who owns assets in Australia, and New Zealand which are worth approximately $60 mill...
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