Rockhampton-based Federal Circuit Court judge Anne Demack. Picture: Denise A Yates EXCLUSIVE NICOLA BERKOVIC LEGAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT 10:22PM OCTOBER 23, 2020 A judge took seven years to deliver her decision in a family law dispute involving two special needs children. News of the delay comes as the Federal Circuit Court faces severe backlogs of more
Year: 2020
Barista Samantha Guillerme charged with death of cyclist.
Barista, 24, ‘from a good family’ is charged with murder after male cyclist’s body was found in bushland – as her social media post the day after he vanished is revealed Barista Samantha Guillerme, 24, arrested on Tuesday and charged over death Jarrad Lovison’s body found in May in bushland at Moondarra, east of Melbourne
Fathers being “McIntoshed” again
The new proposals for the family court system, designed by Jennifer McIntosh and Claire Ralfe from Relationships Australia will have a devastating affect on shared parenting, especially for children 5 years and under. Jennifer McIntosh was instrumental in developing her very limited research suggesting children under 4 needed a primary attachment to one parent, usually the
ASU psychology research leads to international conversation about custody laws
March 2, 2020 https://asunow.asu.edu/20200302-asu-psychology-research-leads-international-conversation-about-custody-laws Determining custody arrangements after divorce can be one of the most important decisions made about a child. Arizona’s child custody law is the first of its kind in the United States to abolish the traditional idea of “visitation” and replace it with a presumption of equal parenting time. Research from Arizona
Are joint custody and shared parenting a child’s right?
October 5, 2018 12.46am AEST Authors Michel Grangeat Professeur Emérite de Sciences de l’Education, Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA) Edward Kruk Associate Professor of Social Work, University of British Columbia Malin Bergström Professor, Stockholm University Sofia Marinho Research fellow, Universidade de Lisboa Disclosure statement Michel Grangeat is a member of the Conseil International sur la Résidence
The pain of being an alternate-weekend father
I welcome the Federal Government’s inquiry into separating parents being given joint contact with both parents. Family Court orders that grant custody to one parent, when both parents are capable of providing the love and support for their children to develop to their full potential, need to cease being standard practice. As a divorced
NSW considers crackdown on ‘dominating’ husbands
Australian Financial Review https://www.afr.com/policy/health-and-education/nsw-considers-crackdown-on-dominating-husbands-20200922-p55y0i Aaron PatrickSenior correspondent Sep 22, 2020 – 3.58pm To reduce the stubbornly high number of women emotionally and financially abused by their husbands, NSW is considering a fundamental change in the way marriages are policed: by prosecuting spouses who control their partners’ behaviour. State Attorney-General Mark Speakman has, under pressure from
Brisbane mother avoids prison after stabbing teenage daughter during alcohol-fuelled fight
ABC News https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-21/mother-escapes-jail-wynnum-stabbing-teenage-daughter-court/12685192 By Talissa Siganto Posted 6days ago A Brisbane mother is told she is “very lucky” to escape jail time after repeatedly stabbing her teenage daughter in 2019.(ABC News: Neryssa Azlan) A mother who told her teenage daughter to “die you dog” after repeatedly stabbing her during an alcohol-fuelled fight on Brisbane’s bayside last year has escaped
Channel Seven star Ryan Phelan, 45, is CLEARED of assaulting ex-fiancee
Channel Seven star Ryan Phelan, 45, is CLEARED of assaulting ex-fiancee inside their $2million home – as his lawyers claim HE was the victim after they found evidence of her ‘previous police matters’ Channel Seven star Ryan Phelan, 45, has been cleared of assaulting his fiancee The Daily Edition host was charged with assaulting Chelsea
Imprisoned for false accusation of rape
Thanks to familylawexpress for publishing this article : http://www.familylawexpress.com.au/family-law-news/familyviolence/falseallegations/imprisoned-for-false-accusation-of-rape/2883/ Published: March 31st, 2015 | Written By: Tracy Chen After 10 months in custody for a sexual assault that never occurred, Stephen Black, 46, sued the police for wrongful arrest, false imprisonment and malicious prosecution last November, 2014. Miscarriage of justice is now a real danger, in a