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Post-separation parenting arrangements

Patterns and developmental outcomes: Studies of two risk groups Jennifer McIntosh, Bruce Smyth, Margaret Kelaher, Yvonne Wells and Caroline Long In recent years there…
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Minimum and fixed child support assessments

Minimum and fixed child support assessments Minimum and fixed child support assessments A minimum amount is payable under each child support assessment. A fixed…
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Court ordered periodic child maintenance

Court ordered periodic child maintenance The Federal Circuit Court and Family Courts may make orders for child maintenance payments for children who are not…
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“No Contact” Orders – A Recent Case

West & West [2015] FamCA 839 (8 October 2015) Last Updated: 20 October 2015 FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA WEST & WEST [2015] FamCA 839…
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Dealing with allegations of sexual abuse of children – a recent case

Jakeman & Rowe [2015] FamCA 838 (8 October 2015) Last Updated: 20 October 2015 FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA JAKEMAN & ROWE [2015] FamCA 838…
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Child support assessments with second families

Child support assessments with second families If you have relevant dependent children in your care for 128 nights or more in a year, or…
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ENFORCEMENT OF A BINDING FINANCIAL AGREEMENT

Fan & Lok [2015] FamCA 816 (1 October 2015) Last Updated: 8 October 2015 FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA FAN & LOK [2015] FamCA 816…
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Child Support Assessments for Non-Parent Carers

Child Support Assessments for Non-Parent Carers Sometimes children are cared for by someone other than their parent, such as a legal guardian, grandparent or…
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How does the Child Support formula work?

How does the child support formula work? When working out your child support payment, the Child Support Agency looks at: both parents’ income if…
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Childhood Gender Disorder

Childhood Gender Disorder   Re: Jamie [2013] FamCAFC 110 (31 July 2013) Last Updated: 2 August 2013 FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA   RE: JAMIE…
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Financial versus Non Financial Contributions in Property Settlements – Recent Case

Trask & Westlake [2015] FamCAFC 160 (14 August 2015) Last Updated: 21 September 2015 FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA TRASK & WESTLAKE [2015] FamCAFC 160…
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Child support for over 18s

Child support for over 18s If your child is about to turn 18 and is in full time secondary education, you can ask the…
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The Child Support Formula

The Child Support Formula The formula is flexible enough to take into account many different family circumstances. It provides a balanced way of working…
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Adoption

Beauty of adoption highlighted after US woman surprised with news she is an instant grandmother 9NEWS October 10, 2015: Sharon Bloomingdale missed the usual…
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Childhood gender dysphoria – the legal and ethical issues

Childhood gender dysphoria – the legal and ethical issues Gender identity disorder in children (GIDC) or gender dysphoria is a formal diagnosis used by…
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Former Brisbane solicitor is Australia’s first Indigenous senior counsel

Former Brisbane solicitor is Australia’s first Indigenous senior counsel Queensland Law Society welcomes the appointment of Australia’s first Indigenous senior counsel, Tony McAvoy SC,…
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Children ordered to live with Father instead of Mother – Parenting Orders made by Family Court of Australia

Jackman & Felton [2015] FamCA 783 (21 September 2015) Last Updated: 24 September 2015 FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA JACKMAN & FELTON [2015] FamCA 783…
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The”Our Children” website

Having trouble communicating with the other parent? Tired of receiving abusive or denigrating telephone calls, emails, Facebook messages or texts from the other parent?…
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Consequences of breaching a Domestic Violence Order

Queensland Police Service v DLA [2015] QMC 6 (7 May 2015) Last Updated: 12 May 2015 MAGISTRATES COURTS OF QUEENSLAND   CITATION: QPS v…
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Domestic Violence Application Declared to be an Abuse of Process

SGLB v PAB [2015] QMC 8 (10 June 2015) Last Updated: 18 June 2015 MAGISTRATES COURTS OF QUEENSLAND   CITATION: SGLB v. PAB [2015]…
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Domestic Violence Court Proceedings – Part 2

After the First Hearing Before the next hearing date, the court may give a timetable with steps for filing documents and other evidence. You should make…
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Domestic Violence Court Proceedings – Part 1

What is domestic violence? Domestic violence is: (a) physical or sexual abuse (b) emotional or psychological abuse (c) economic abuse (d) threatening behaviour (e)…
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Conflict of Interest

Conflict of Interest – Case Update Osferatu & Osferatu [2015] FamCAFC 177 (15 September 2015) Last Updated: 21 September 2015 FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA…
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Family Tax Benefit Part A

What sorts of things affect my Family Tax Benefit Part A? You can only receive Family Tax Benefit Part A if you care for…
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