Nicholes Family Lawyers were delighted to host the Equality Project’s launch of Better Together 2020 on 4 June 2019! The Equality Project is an organisation that promotes LGBTIQ+ advocacy, helping the community to speak with a common voice through their national conferences and training academies....
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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 first Australian jurisdiction to have done so. The amended legislation removes the requirement for transgender people to have surgery in order to have their gender recogni...
Read moreNicholes Family Lawyers at the 2019 Midsumma Pride March
On Sunday 3 February 2019 Nicholes Family Lawyers took part in the Midsumma Pride March along Fitzroy Street in Saint Kilda. The 24th annual march took place in the sweltering Melbourne heat and capped off Melbourne’s iconic Midsumma Festival. The Pride March highlights the diverse groups, persona...
Read moreLGBTIQ+ Inclusivity Training with Thorne Harbour Health
At Nicholes Family Lawyers, we are an LGBTIQ+ friendly law firm with a specialist focus on issues affecting LGBTIQ+ communities and the surrounding law. To better improve our practice, on 17 January 2019 we welcomed Rei Alphonso from Thorne Harbour Health to discuss how we can best deliver inclusive...
Read moreLGBTIQ+ Rights Around the World
In 2017 Australia joined a list of 25 countries around the world where same-sex marriage has been legalised. The list includes 17 European countries, South Africa, Canada, New Zealand, Argentina, Brazil, the United States and Colombia. However, there are still many countries where homosexuality is c...
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Have the COVID-19 restrictions affected or changed your ability, or another party’s ability, to follow Court Orders? You…
The Family Court has specialised Registrars available to assess matters affected by COVID-19. If you are impacted by cur…
The new Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia will commence on 1 September 2021. The Courts have today released…