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Supervised time contact centre best for children

Supervised time contact centre best for children Alderson & Milburn REASONS FOR JUDGMENT Introduction This interim hearing related to the child X born (omitted)…
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High level parental conflict

High level parental conflict Mullins & Vass REASONS FOR JUDGMENT Introduction These are final parenting proceedings between the Applicant father, Mr Mullins and the…
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Small property pool superannuation split

Belmont & Kilpatrick REASONS FOR JUDGMENT Ex Tempore These reasons for judgement were delivered orally. They have been corrected from the transcript. Grammatical errors…
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Children’s views and the nature of the children’s relationships

Children’s views and the nature of the children’s relationships Mann & Irving Children’s views and the nature of the children’s relationships As noted at…
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Our Children Australia

Our Children Australia Children and co-parenting communications – Our Children Australia  is a unique communication portal that enables parents to appropriately communicate with each other….
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Children to remain living with Father

Children to remain living with Father McMahon & Bellwood Issues in Dispute The issues in dispute at this interim stage are what spend time…
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Meaningful relationship for children not possible

Meaningful relationship for children not possible Kelsey & York REASONS FOR JUDGMENT “…concerns for welfare of children, all parties at house aggressive and unfit…
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Young baby to continue to be cared for by father

Young baby to continue to be cared for by father Wallace & Crosby What are the alleged risks? In the Notice of Risk filed…
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High conflict parents criticized for conduct

High conflict parents criticized for conduct Belgrove & Belgrove Introduction This case is about two children, X, who is five, and his brother Y,…
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Parents need to be prepared to relocate

Parents need to be prepared to relocate Bellamy & Bellamy It is timely to be reminded of the principles in re-location matters set out…
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Child support assessment not changed so father can pay bills directly

Child support assessment not changed so father can pay bills directly Gilbert & Gilbert The matter of Gilbert is an application by a father…
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CDT results fail to change interim living arrangements

CDT results fail to change interim living arrangements White & Ingle Issues I am asked by the father to change the current arrangements, to which he…
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Criminal offence not disclosed

Lawrie & Sheehy Criminal offence not disclosed Procedural history On 30 October 2015 the mother filed an initiating application seeking both property and parenting…
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Trust lacking between parents

Trust lacking between parents Lamont & Lamont Background The father is 46 years old. The mother is 33 years of age. X is the…
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What the court considers when making a parenting order – an article by Legal Aid Victoria

What the court considers when making a parenting order When making a parenting order, the main consideration of the court is whether the proposed…
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Guidelines for exemption of court fees

Guidelines for exemption of court fees NOTE: Application for Divorce and Decree of Nullity in Family Court of Australia and Federal Circuit Court of…
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Raising Children Network

Raising Children Network The ABC has partnered with the Raising Children Network to present factual content about children “in a nutshell”. http://www.abc.net.au/parenting/ http://raisingchildren.net.au/behaviour_toolkit_school_age.html By…
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Allegations made to police and court “baseless”

Allegations made to police and court “baseless” Giffard & Giffard Involvement of New South Wales Police Reports by the mother to the police commenced…
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Eligibility for a Child Support Assessment

Eligibility for a Child Support Assessment Before the Department of Human Services accept an application for a child support assessment, they must be satisfied that both parents…
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Ex parte Recovery Order made

Ex parte Recovery Order made Isaac & Isaac These reasons for judgment were delivered orally. They have been corrected from the transcript. Grammatical errors…
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Rice v Asplunde upheld

Rice v Asplunde upheld Wemple & Dautry Application to vary the parenting orders Final orders were made by Judge Neville on 18th December 2014…
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Leave to seek property settlement refused

Leave to seek property settlement refused Wemple & Dautry Discussion The parties commenced living together in (omitted) 2007 and separated in September 2010. The…
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Sister wins case for her younger brother to live with her

Sister wins case for her younger brother to live with her Harper & Wilson & Anor Introduction These reasons for judgment were delivered orally…
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Conflict results in change of residence

Conflict results in change of residence Veitch & Leslie Introduction These proceedings concern final parenting arrangements for two children – X born (omitted) 2003…

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