Parenting coordinator meeting with couple
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Parenting Coordination

PARENTING COORDINATORS – WHO ARE THEY? Parenting coordinators are neutral professionally trained practitioners who work with parents who are often engaged in conflict following their separation. Parenting coordinators act in a non-confidential…
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Getting “What’s fair”

Divorce in the Family Courts can lead to uncertain and unpredictable outcomes. A recent case of Telfer [2016] FCWA 2 (4 January 2016) in the Family Court of Western Australia demonstrates how outcomes in property settlements can be just that. The…
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Words of Caution – Changing the Family Law Act

There has been a great deal of media attention recently (May 2016), attacking the ability of the Family Courts and its Judges to understand and appropriately deal with family violence. I have read that there are suggestions to further amend…