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The Family Law Amendment Act 2023 (Cth) (the Amendment Act) introduces significant changes affecting families and professionals in the family law space  including new legislation about how the Courts will make parenting orders in the best interests

Partner Kathleen Coggins and Solicitor Shannon Ariens discuss how a Court considers a party’s participation in IVF treatment in short to medium term relationships, particularly if the treatment was unsuccessful.

In an increasingly globalised world, more and more relationships cross national and cultural boundaries. When these relationships break down, people must grapple not only with the breakdown of their relationship, but with the cross-border complicatio

The introduction of the Family Law Case Management Central Practice Direction has enhanced the focus on parties to resolve their matters, prior to and during their proceedings. The Central Practice Direction encourages the early resolution of family

The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) has recently issued guidelines in respect of the operation of the Evatt List, including in relation to the involvement of an Independent Children’s Lawyer (ICL).  The Evatt List is a spec

In Denham & Newsham [2021] FamCAFC 141, a father successfully appealed against a decision for his child to relocate from Australia to Belgium because of further evidence which he adduced regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic upon internat

In this article, Partner, Kathleen Coggins and Solicitor, John Hickey discuss how the Full Court dismissed the father’s appeal and found that the trial judge’s consideration of the welfare of the children justified the decision to not adjourn

While Australia continues to navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic, with varying degrees of restrictions still in place throughout Australia, it is important to consider the many Australians whose family homes are not always the safest place to be.

There is currently a lot of discussion surrounding the obligations of parents and carers under existing parenting orders, in circumstances where they have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.  However, even during the existing climate, parents a

While the impact of deployments for members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) is significant for all families, the impact is even more significant for a family when the move occurs after separation.  There has been a number of recent cases in A

Key issues: After three years in the Court system a Judge has determined that it was in the best interests of two children for the making of final parenting orders to be delayed for 12 months. In Geisler & Geisler [2018] FCCA 3959, on the day

While there is no doubt that a taxation liability of one spouse can be taken into account as part of a property settlement, the Full Court has recently confirmed that one spouse can be substituted for the other spouse in terms of a liability owing to