What happens when you can’t locate your ex-partner?
When bringing proceedings for divorce or other family law orders in the Family or Federal Circuit Courts, it is usually required for such proceedings to be brought to the attention…
13 year old child not wanting to spend time with mother
A really sad case was recently finalised in the Family Court in Melbourne. It was a parenting matter involving a 13 year old girl who had lived with her mother…
Despite the rejection by the Senate of the significant filing fees proposed in the 2015 Federal Budget, there have been some more modest fees announced. New fees were introduced on…
Judge butts in, ordering parents not to smoke in front of their child – restraining the behaviour of parents
A recent case in the Family Court has highlighted the powers of the court to make orders restraining parents from behaving in a particular fashion in front of their children.…
