Some parties will feel after they have agreed on family court orders that the order was unjust and will sometimes ask for the court to set aside the order. There are only limited range of options and circumstances that permit this to happen. If you have entered a...
In family law property disputes, particularly those involving assets like businesses, the valuation process plays a crucial role in determining a fair property settlement. While the Family Court often relies on expert opinions to assist in the valuation of assets, it...
As social media has become embedded in our daily lives, it has had a transformational impact on the way we communicate and interact with each other. As a family lawyer whose career spans over 35 years, I am well aware of the significant impact that social media has...
As a same sex family lawyer at Rowan Skinner & Associates Lawyers, we provide comprehensive and compassionate legal services to everyone in our community, including those who identify as LGBTQIA+. We believe that everyone has the right to love and be loved, and...
In cases where your partner’s abusive behaviour poses an unacceptable risk to the safety and welfare of your child, the Court may make orders to protect the child, including ordering that the child spends no time with the abusive parent. This was recently...
Do Parents Who View Porn Present As a Risk to Their Children? Does your partner view porn? The online world has increasingly contributed to relationship problems and breakdowns. In child custody disputes the issue of a parent’s internet use is also becoming a growing...
The Challenges of Coercive Control Legislation by Greta Madi Creating new offences which proscribe psychological harm to victims is fraught with uncertainty and thus lawmakers should be wary of creating reactive laws that are soon after rendered redundant.[1] It is...
When a marriage or de facto relationship breaks down, financial assets are not the only thing up for division—debts, too, must be split between the parties. In some cases, these debts can significantly outweigh the couple’s assets, making the property settlement...
When a relationship breaks down, the custody of children often becomes a contentious issue. In cases involving allegations of parental alienation, the court must weigh the best interests of the child carefully. One such case is Willmore & Menendez, where the court...
When a relationship ends, one of the most contentious issues is deciding who will reside in the matrimonial home and who must vacate. If the parties are unable to reach an amicable agreement, they may have to turn to the Family Law Court to seek an order for sole...
Surrogacy arrangements can be a long and difficult journey for both intending parents and the surrogate. It is every intending parents’ worst nightmare to hear their surrogate say that they want to renege from their surrogacy agreement by terminating the pregnancy or...
In the recent case heard at the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1), Justice Gill made orders of six months imprisonment of Ms Trach, a mother who was found guilty of contempt for failing to provide information about location of her missing...
