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Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) – Recommendations for Family Law System

Leave a Comment / Family Law / By Cameron Spanner

The ALRC commenced an inquiry into the Family Law system on 27 September 2017. The Final Report was delivered on 31 March 2019. The primary recommendations of the ALRC were: 1. Closing the Jurisdictional Gap. The most significant recommendation is to abolish the Federal Family Courts, being the Family Court of Australia and family law …

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Should a parent have overnight time with young children?

Leave a Comment / Family Law / By Cameron Spanner

It is a common question in most Family Law matters, whether a child should spend overnight time with the non-resident parent. Studies have been conducted trying to address three important practical questions: At what age and in what circumstances, is it appropriate for infants and very young children to stay overnight with the non-resident parent? …

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International Surrogacy – Look before you leap!

Leave a Comment / Family Law / By Cameron Spanner

International Surrogacy has once again been put in the media spotlight, after recent events, such as the arrest of multiple women in Cambodia on the charge of human trafficking and a recent expose on the burgeoning surrogacy industry in the Ukraine. The Surrogacy Act 2010 (NSW) sets out that surrogacy in New South Wales is …

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Ban on Cross Examination in Family Law Domestic Violence cases

Leave a Comment / Family Law / By Cameron Spanner

The Family Law Act was recently changed. These changes were to ban personal cross-examination in family law proceedings involving allegations of family violence. This new legislation only applies in specific circumstances from 10 September 2019 (6 months after the commencement of the amendments). The Court is also now required to use other protections for victims …

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Complying with Family Law Orders

Leave a Comment / Family Law / By Cameron Spanner

Have you recently been through a family law settlement in relation to children or property? Have you obtained property or children’s Orders from the Court? If so, it is important to note that this is not the end of the matter. Like it is important getting up to the stage of obtaining Orders, it is …

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Can you Throw Out your Ex’s Property?

Leave a Comment / Family Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Property & Conveyancing / By Lauren Hitchen

When a couple separate it is usually the case that one party leaves the home and takes what they can fit in a suitcase. This leaves the other party with the remainder of their property. So, what can you do with your ex’s property, regardless of whether it is valuable or sentimental, can you legally …

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Surrogacy in New South Wales

Family Law / By Kenneth Ti

What is Surrogacy? Surrogacy refers to the process where a woman carries a pregnancy and gives birth to a child on behalf of another person or a couple. Surrogacy can be “traditional”, where a surrogate mother is inseminated with the sperm of the intended father or a donor, or “gestational” – a modern version which …

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Frequently Asked Questions about Divorce

Family Law / By Kenneth Ti

We get a lot of questions about this topic – and no wonder too. In 2014 alone there were 46,000 divorces in Australia!

Stamp Duty Exceptions when Separating

Family Law / By Steven Ng

Have you recently separated and are going through property settlement? Do you have real estate?

Changes to the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia

Family Law / By Steven Ng

Changes have been made by the Federal Government to change the name of the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia to the Federal Circuit Court of Australia. The Federal Magistrates of the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia will also become Judges of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia. It is anticipated that the structure of the …

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