The Governor of Texas (USA), Greg Abbott, has spent the past year promoting an anti-transgender agenda publicly calling for gender-affirming […]...
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Draft Family Law Amendment Bill 2023
The Australian Government has released an exposure draft of the Family Law Amendment Bill 2023, proposing significant changes to the […]...
Read morePaid Family and Domestic Violence Leave Introduced
The national implementation of the new family and domestic violence leave policy, replaces the previous unpaid family and domestic violence […]...
Read morePosthumous IVF
What is IVF and Posthumous IVF? In-vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a method of assisted reproduction, it is used to treat […]...
Read more“Small claim” property cases under $500,000
The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) has a pilot program designed to assist with managing “small claim” […]...
Read moreThe ‘Best Interests of the Child’ Test – Saunders and Yorke [2022] FedCFamC1A 54
Much of the case law and legislation in family law turns on a test that asks the Courts to look […]...
Read moreA matter of trusts: Bosanac v Commissioner of Taxation [2022] HCA 34
The High Court decision in Bosanac is a noteworthy one for family (and trust / equity, debt and tax lawyers […]...
Read moreLighthouse Model Expansion – Amendments to family violence case management
Commencing on Monday, 28 November 2022, the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) has made a number of […]...
Read moreUsing the arts to speak out against family violence: Voice of Change film “The Fort”
On the eve of the United Nations’ “16 days of Global Activism Against Gender-Based Violence” (25 November – 10 December […]...
Read moreWilliam & Lonsdale “Lives in the Law” Podcast Series
Nicholes Family Lawyers Managing Partner Sally Nicholes has been interviewed for the William & Lonsdale “Lives in the Law” Podcast series. […]...
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