Here are the rules in Victoria in relation to child custody (residence) and access (time spent): • Custody is known as ‘residence’ of a child, a term coined in child custody laws. • The appropriate division of time a child spends with each parent is formulated by...
Recent cuts in funding for Victoria Legal Aid have had a significant impact in the field of family law. As a result of the limited resources available, many parties involved in child custody battles have had to endure the traumatic experience of representing...
In a Parramatta Federal Circuit Court case, the court ordered a father who had been diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, to have only day time access to his two children aged 11 and nine between the hours of one in 5 PM. The mother was given sole parental...
The court has power to stop a third person being present during a parent’s time with a child. A Family Court Judge did so in the case of Gardiner & Rivers [2014] FCCA 76, when it stopped the father from permitting his new de facto spouse being present at his time...
Whether a non-custodial parent, usually the Father, is able or should have overnight time presents very great problems for separated couples with very young children. It is advisable for parties considering such a move to get advice from a family lawyer or a child...
