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Drugs and Parenting do not mix

Drugs and Parenting do not mix Leonard & McLean [2016] FCCA 792 (9 June 2016) For full case: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FCCA/2016/792.html This matter of Leonard & McLean…
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Lack of honesty about drug use

Lack of honesty about drug use Leonard & McLean [2016] FCCA 792 (9 June 2016) Lack of honesty: for full case: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FCCA/2016/792.html The mother clearly…
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Adult child maintenance denied

Adult child maintenance denied Saxby & Saxby [2016] FCCA 1116 (3 June 2016) Adult child maintenance: for full case: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FCCA/2016/1116.html History The wife was born…
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Calculation for settlement not mathematical

Calculation not mathematical Nelson & Ashcroft [2016] FCCA 1322 (2 June 2016) Calculations: for full case: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FCCA/2016/1322.html DISCUSSION: It is necessary then to firstly address…
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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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Child support consent order invalid

Child support consent order invalid Slattery & Nolan [2016] FCCA 1174 (2 June 2016) Child support: for full case: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FCCA/2016/1174.html Mother’s application for enforcement of…
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Older children decide time

Older children decide time Slattery & Nolan [2016] FCCA 1174 (2 June 2016) Older children decide time: for full case: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FCCA/2016/1174.html Each of the children have…
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Interim instead of final orders

Interim instead of final orders following 4 day trial Henderson & Kent [2016] FCCA 1324 (1 June 2016) For full case:http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FCCA/2016/1324.html There is no…
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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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No obligation free consultation

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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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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