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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Empty days, lonely nights

A belief that children under three should not stay overnight with their separated or divorced father has underpinned our family law system for years. Has it all been a mistake? Bettina Arndt reports. The Age, Melbourne April 28, 2014 — 7.22pm Across Australia, fathers are being told in mediation sessions or by lawyers that there’s

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What Divorced Dads Want for Father’s Day: More Time With Their Babies

  THE BLOG Huffington Post There is no scientific evidence that justifies limiting or postponing overnighting until the age of four. Unfortunately, the alarming reports about overnighting still abound, depriving many babies and toddlers of overnight care from their fathers. By  Linda Nielsen, Contributor Professor Adolescent & Educational Psychology Wake Forest University specializing in father-daughter

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Woman charged with murder over man’s alleged stabbing death

By Matt Dennien Updated September 6, 2020 — 3.57pmfirst published at 8.54am A woman has been charged with domestic violence-related murder after homicide detectives were called in to investigate the alleged stabbing death of a man in Brisbane’s north overnight. Kevin Crumblin, 50, appeared to have left a trail of blood as he fled the Bray Park home to

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Plea to High Court: sex case accuser cried wolf 12 times

The woman who made false sexual complaints sought medical treatment for ­apparent internal injuries. EXCLUSIVE LEGAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT 1:31PM SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 A woman made false sexual complaints 12 times over nine years — about real people, fake people, former partners and her ­employer. She even went so far as to seek medical treatment for

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