REPUBLIC OF KOREA – ENTRY OF REPUBLIC OF KOREA

HAGUE CONVENTION ON CHILD ABDUCTION - AUSTRALIA AND REPUBLIC OF KOREA The following is the content of an Attorney General's Press Release issued 9 June 2015: "The Australian Government welcomes the entry into force of the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction between Australia and the Republic of Korea.
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NO FAULT DIVORCE – IT WASN’T ALWAYS SO

NO FAULT DIVORCE was embodied in the Family Law Act 1975. It was a very different story under the previous legislation, the Matrimonial Causes Act. Under that Act divorce could only occur in circumstances of proving fault such as adultery, abuse or abandonment. It was a very expensive, uncomfortable, embarrassing and public process.

Mediation & Family Dispute Resolution services for lawyers

Mediate Resolve now has a page dedicated to lawyers seeking professional mediation and family dispute resolution services.  Go to Help for Lawyers.
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CAN I PUBLISH DETAILS OF FAMILY COURT PROCEEDINGS ON FACEBOOK OR ELSEWHERE

You cannot publish details of Family Court proceedings where the publication identifies the parties or other matters as set out in this article and the relevant Section of the Family Law Act. This includes Facebook or postings to any social media or otherwise on the internet.

Mediation using telephone and online video conferencing

There have been many advances in technology over the last few years.  Many of us use Skype regularly and many of us have computers, laptops, tablets and mobile phones that are capable of being used to hold online video meetings. Family mediations…
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FINANCIAL AGREEMENTS UPDATE

The Headlines - Judge Throws out Pre-Nuptial Agreement made under duress. You can read the article for yourself by clicking here. More importantly the Federal Attorney General has announced and circulated a draft of changes to the Family Law Act stating in the release -

FIND OUT WHAT MEDIATION IS ALL ABOUT

Mediation is a far better way to resolve disputes. It has many advantages over other methods of dispute resolution and certainly better than any form of litigation.

Court Process Delays

In a recent Judgement a Judge of the Federal Circuit Court noted the length of time the matter had taken a parenting matter to get to trial.  The proceedings from beginning to end took 19 months. The Judge referred to the delay in his reasons…

CONTINUED PUSH TO LEGALISE COMMERCIAL SURROGACY

Read the story on the ABC: The Chief Justice of the Family Court calls for reform of surrogacy laws in Australia. The problem as we see is is that each State and Territory has its own surrogacy leglislation except the Northern Teritory that has none at all. Also commercial surrogacy is unlawful forcing couples to travel overseas to enter illegal surrogacy arrangements. The debate has been raging for quite a while but so far the Federal government (and previous Federal governments) have failed to legislate appropriately.

Training Organisation Mediation for Complaints

The Australian Government Skills & Quality Authority has complaints guidelines that all Registered Training organisations need to comply with.  Clause 6.1 - 6.6 set out the requirements to be implemented which includes making mediation…