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Hands-on dads have more satisfying relationships with their children

Hands-on dads have more satisfying relationships with their children Key messages Australian fathers who spend more time on child care are the most satisfied…

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Australian families – some basic facts

Australian families – some basic facts As of March 2015, there were 23.71 million residents in Australia. See the Population Clock by the ABS(link…

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Claim Farming on the rise

Claim Farming on the rise Queensland’s peak legal body has denounced the dubious interstate trend of “claim farming’’ creeping into the state. Queensland Law…

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Drug Courts to be reintroduced to fight epidemic

Drug Courts to be reintroduced to fight epidemic The State Budget commitment to reintroduce drug courts in Queensland will go a long way to…

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Elder Abuse Awareness Reforms

Elder Abuse Awareness Reforms Queensland’s peak legal body has launched a trial designed to raise public awareness of physical, emotional and financial abuse being…

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Specialist Domestic Violence Courts

Specialist Domestic Violence Courts Queensland Law Society has praised the state government’s budget commitment to fund the Southport specialist domestic violence court permanently, and…

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Not Now, Not Ever reforms effective 30 May 2017

Not Now, Not Ever reforms effective 30 May 2017 The Not Now, Not Ever report made a range of recommendations to review and amend…

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Costs ordered against mother in Rice v Asplunde dispute

Costs ordered against mother in Rice v Asplunde dispute Fenton & Fenton COSTS – REASONS FOR JUDGMENT The application before me is by the…

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Grandparents permitted to relocate

Grandparents permitted to relocate Pearce & Munro & Anor GRANDPARENTS RELOCATION – REASONS FOR JUDGMENT Ex tempore On Wednesday 22 March 2017, this proceeding commenced…

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Reasonable excuse in contravention proceedings

Reasonable excuse in contravention proceedings Argyle & Thomas REASONS FOR JUDGMENT Introduction On 3 November 2016, upon hearing of the Application-Contravention filed by the…

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Evidence for parenting orders in interim hearings

Evidence for parenting orders in interim hearings Gilmore & Cowell Parenting Orders – Introduction On 31 January 2017 the father commenced these proceedings by…

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Husband fails in property settlement bid for his parents

Husband fails in property settlement bid for his parents Kappas & Kappas REASONS FOR JUDGMENT On 30 January 2017, the property dispute between the…

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Contravention by Mother proven

Contravention by Mother proven Crompton & Crompton CONTRAVENTION – REASONS FOR JUDGMENT The application is one by the father alleging 13 separate counts of…

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Child inclusive conference assists court

Child inclusive conference assists court Stephenson & Alexander REASONS FOR JUDGMENT Introduction This interim hearing related to the child X born (omitted) 2015. On…

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Child support departure order refused

Child support departure order refused Mack & Mack REASONS FOR JUDGMENT Introduction These are the reserved Reasons for Judgment in relation to Orders made…

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Supervised time contact centre best for children

Supervised time contact centre best for children Alderson & Milburn REASONS FOR JUDGMENT Introduction This interim hearing related to the child X born (omitted)…

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High level parental conflict

Mullins & Vass REASONS FOR JUDGMENT Introduction These are final parenting proceedings between the Applicant father, Mr Mullins and the Respondent mother Ms Vass…

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Small property pool superannuation split

Belmont & Kilpatrick REASONS FOR JUDGMENT Ex Tempore These reasons for judgement were delivered orally. They have been corrected from the transcript. Grammatical errors…

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Children’s views and the nature of the children’s relationships

Children’s views and the nature of the children’s relationships Mann & Irving Children’s views and the nature of the children’s relationships As noted at…

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Our Children Australia

Our Children Australia Children and co-parenting communications – Our Children Australia is a unique communication portal that enables parents to appropriately communicate with each other….

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Children to remain living with Father

Children to remain living with Father McMahon & Bellwood Issues in Dispute The issues in dispute at this interim stage are what spend time…

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Meaningful relationship for children not possible

Meaningful relationship for children not possible Kelsey & York REASONS FOR JUDGMENT “…concerns for welfare of children, all parties at house aggressive and unfit…

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Young baby to continue to be cared for by father

Young baby to continue to be cared for by father Wallace & Crosby What are the alleged risks? In the Notice of Risk filed…

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High conflict parents criticized for conduct

High conflict parents criticized for conduct Belgrove & Belgrove Introduction This case is about two children, X, who is five, and his brother Y,…

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