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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 -
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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.
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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.
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MEDIATION – WHAT IS IT AND WHY SHOULD I DO IT?

Mediation including family dispute resolution provides far superior outcomes than Court proceedings. Costs, privacy, speedy resolution are only some of the reasons why mediation is the resolution method that works. Going to Court is costly and without doubt one of the most demoralising and stressful events you will encounter.
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CHOOSING BETWEEN TERRORISM AND PEACE

If you’re raised on dogma and hate, can you choose a different path? Zak Ebrahim was just seven years old when his father helped plan the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. His story is shocking, powerful and, ultimately, inspiring. Watch the video here
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FAMILY REPORTS/ASSESSMENTS

The Family Courts have released a document called "Australian Standards of Practice of Family Assessments and Reports".
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GOING TO SCHOOL – BUT WHERE?

If parents can't decide where their children should attend school then the Family Courts are often asked to make that decision. These are orders the Federal Circuit Court recently made in a report case -
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MORE REASONS TO MEDIATE

There are many reasons to mediate and to mediate before you litigate. There are times when you have to go to court first but then don't forget to mediate before you get to a trial stage. The Family Court and the Federal Circuit Court each have their own rules about dispute resolution.
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SUCCEED IN DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES

However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. Stephen Hawking
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SEX WORKER FAILS

This was an application by a Ms Kristoff (not her real name) seeking orders to adjust property division between her and who she alleged was her defacto partner Mr Emerson (not his real name). Mr Emerson was a paying client of Ms Kristoff, a sex worker. They became friends after finding they had a mutual interest in horses.