Equal shared parental responsibility will no longer automatically be considered to be in a child’s best interest. That’s a good thing, particularly in domestic violence situations.
For love or money?
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In a new report, child family violence survivors describe how family court worsened their trauma and profoundly affected their well-being even into adult life.
A new book looks at the family court system, just as the Family Court of Australia merges with the Federal Circuit Court.
Domestic violence and coercive controlling behaviours are occurring in shared parenting arrangements more than was previously thought.
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There’s a need to better understand coercive control as an important component of domestic violence when it comes to making decisions around co-parenting.
Since there’s no romantic relationship, judges are likely to default to ruling that platonic marriages are an attempt to game the system.
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Because any two consenting adults can get married in the US, a platonic marriage could pretty easily be pulled off. Legally speaking, though, it’s a sham.
In Morocco, most women’s lives, choices and mobility are controlled by men.
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As federal parliament heads off on its Christmas break, a cloud of uncertainty hangs over the legal community and the Australians who access the family law system.
When it comes to separation arrangements, Scotland needs to protect and uphold the rights of children to express views about decisions that affect them.
Conservative Liberal MP Kevin Andrews and One Nation leader Pauline Hanson are leading a parliamentary inquiry into family law.
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