Do you have a trial date for your family law matter? Do you know what you have to do at your court hearing? Do you know what questions may be asked of you? If you or someone you know is a witness in an upcoming court hearing, you may want to do a test run of a typical...
Relationships and families are being significantly impacted during this unprecedented time of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic, during March and April 2020, the Family Court saw a rise of 39% in urgent parenting applications, whilst...
Are you concerned about how conflict in your marriage or relationship might be affecting your children? Or your friend or relative’s children? It is obvious isn’t it, that a combatitive conflictual relationship could affect the children of that relationship, but how...
In a recent decision by the Federal Circuit Court, a Father was granted interim unsupervised time with his six-year-old child due to complications caused by the current COVID-19 pandemic.[1] In 2014, the Federal Circuit Court granted the Mother sole parental...
Does Family Dispute Resolution really work? Alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) is a process that is inherently reliant on an equal power dynamic existing between the parties.[1]Brianna Batey evaluates ADR processes in the family law jurisdiction and their ability...
Rosa Silvestro is a child psychologist who specialises in acting as a Family Consultant in Family Court matters. She spoke to the Victorian Bar about the utility of obtaining family therapy in family law matters. Family therapy is frequently used where the family...
