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Incidents of concern

Incidents of concern – Hawkins & Duffy [2016] FCCA 1157 (1 June 2016) FOR FULL CASE: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FCCA/2016/1157.html Agreed or Uncontroversial Facts Despite the intensity of…

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Relationship Law

Relationship Law The Family Law Act 1975 (Commonwealth) The Family Law Act 1975 is the main law on matters involving divorce, property settlement after…

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Parenting Cases – Best Interests of Child

Parenting Cases – Best Interests of Child When a court is making a parenting order, the Family Law Act 1975 requires it to regard the best…

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Compensation circumstances relevant

Compensation circumstances relevant Nelson & Ashcroft [2016] FCCA 1322 (2 June 2016) Compensation: for full case: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FCCA/2016/1322.html FAMILY LAW – Property – De facto relationship…

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Areas for improvement

Areas for improvement in delivering services Court User Survey Results 2015 – http://www.familycourt.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/fcoaweb/reports-and-publications/reports/2015/report-fluss-2015#_TOC_6 This section covers areas for improvement identified by the results of the…

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Fair handling of case

Fair handling of case Court User Survey Results 2015 – http://www.familycourt.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/fcoaweb/reports-and-publications/reports/2015/report-fluss-2015#_TOC_6 Way in which the case was handled was fair Sixty six per cent of…

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Satisfaction with aspects of court

Satisfaction with aspects of the court experience Satisfaction: Court User Survey Results 2015: http://www.familycourt.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/fcoaweb/reports-and-publications/reports/2015/report-fluss-2015#_TOC_6 This section covers satisfaction with various aspects of the court user…

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Overall satisfaction with court

Overall satisfaction with the court experience Court user satisfaction survey 2015 results Overall – http://www.familycourt.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/fcoaweb/reports-and-publications/reports/2015/report-fluss-2015#_TOC_5 This section covers users’ satisfaction with their overall experience…

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User satisfaction survey

User satisfaction survey User: For full report – http://www.familycourt.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/fcoaweb/reports-and-publications/reports/2015/report-fluss-2015 The report is a worthwhile read for lawyers, their clients and self-represented litigants. Foreword from the…

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Fees increase for Family Court 1 July 2016

Fees increase for Family Court 1 July 2016 Fees: http://www.familycourt.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/fcoaweb/about/news/2016-biennial-fee-increase Family Court of Australia FILING FEES Current Fees New Fees from 1 July Application…

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Fees for Federal Circuit Court increase 1 July 2016

Fees for Federal Circuit Court increase 1 July 2016 Fees: http://www.federalcircuitcourt.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/fccweb/about/news/2016-biennial-fee-increase Federal Circuit Court of Australia FILING FEES Current Fees New Fees from 1…

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Costs ordered for defending costs

Costs ordered for defending costs Fegley & Salway [2016] FamCA 168 (17 March 2016) Costs For full case: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FamCA/2016/168.html APPLICATION FOR COSTS At the conclusion…

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School event attendance not implied

School event attendance not implied Thornton & Thornton [2016] FamCA 152 (16 March 2016) For full case: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FamCA/2016/152.html As to the issue of the father’s…

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Mother not genuine about relationship

Mother not genuine about relationship Higgins & Benson [2016] FamCA 161 (14 March 2016) Mother For full case: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FamCA/2016/161.html In essence, the factual circumstances deposed…

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Application, apprehension and indictable offence

Xuarez & Vitela [2016] FamCA 159 (14 March 2016) Application, apprehension and indictable offence – for full case: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FamCA/2016/159.html In this longstanding, long running, parenting…

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Father lacks ability to be “the parent”

Sirola & Sirola [2016] FamCA 147 (14 March 2016) Father lacks ability to be “the parent”. For full case: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FamCA/2016/147.html Ms Sirola (“the mother”) seeks…

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Rape changes lives forever

Rape changes lives forever The following is annotated. For full article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3630103/Student-came-rescue-Stanford-rape-victim-speaks-judge-let-attacker-light-sentence.html Victim impact statement of Stanford rape victim “Your Honor, if it is…

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Not getting enough attention? You need Freedom Law

Not getting enough attention? You need Freedom Law Freedom Law: “Being in a situation where you need legal representation is stressful enough without feeling…

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No obligation free consultation Are you in need of some family law advice or a second opinion? Contact us at Freedom Law for one…

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Sexual safety of children paramount

Dustin & Thorne [2016] FamCA 88 (22 February 2016) Sexual safety of children paramount: for full case http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FamCA/2016/88.html Section 60CC(2)(b) The evidence adduced against the…

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Supervision sought by ICL

Lofts & Lofts [2016] FamCA 95 (19 February 2016) Supervision sought by ICL. For full case: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FamCA/2016/95.html Credit Neither parent was a particularly impressive…

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Spousal maintenance denied by High Court

Spousal maintenance denied by High Court http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/high-court-rules-woman-gets-no-spousal-maintenance-from-multimillionaire-exhusband/news-story/5e136d35ab0c8d64b8b740e77a9e5fdc By Nicola Berkovic, Legal Affairs Correspondent, Sydney, for The Australia “She argued her multi-millionaire former husband should…

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