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BINDING FINANCIAL AGREEMENTS – COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS PRE-NUPS

Are they really binding? Want to stay out of the Court and make your own private agreement? The answer is that you certainly can.
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AVOIDING FAILURE IN MEDIATIONS FROM THE OUTSET

Most dictionary definitions of failure refer to a lack of success. Of course there are degrees of success so perhaps “failure" is not quite an appropriate descriptive term. In my experience few mediations result in “failure" or to term it more appropriately, a lack of success. An element of success is prominent in most mediations.
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I HAVE SEPARATED – WHAT DO I DO NOW?

The experience of separation is extremely daunting and can be a time when uncertainty and anxiety about your future impacts on your health and well being. Whilst we can't resolve how you are feeling about your separation, we certainly won't make it worse.
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GRANDPARENTS RIGHTS UNDER FAMILY LAW ACT

Do grandparents have special rights under the Family Law Act? They do have some priority and are specifically mentioned in the Family Law Act.
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AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT INQUIRY INTO SURROGACY

The Federal Attorney General today (3 December 2015) announced that he has requested that the Chair of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs to undertake an inquiry into surrogacy arrangements. The terms of reference for the inquiry are set out below.
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AMENDMENTS TO FAMILY LAW ACT

The Attorney General will be introducing new measures to provide greater protections for Australian affected by family violence to improve the response of the family law system to family violence together with other changes to the Family Law system.
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A WORLD WIDE HISTORY OF MARRIAGE EQUALITY

The ABC ran a radio program on 16 June 2015 which examines the emergence of marriage equality around the world.
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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.
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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.