Congratulations Anita
We are delighted to announce that Anita Petrovic is now an Associate of the firm. Congratulations Anita on this well deserved recognition of the contribution you make to the firm!
September 2023
August 2023
The challenges of communicating with a co-parent
The breakdown of a relationship and the subsequent co-parenting can be made more complex by a number of factors, though undoubtedly one of the most common is a lack of effective communication between the parties, which can lead to sustained conflict. How to fix this? Co-parenting phone apps such as OurFamilyWizard [...]
July 2023
Start your Christmas parenting arrangements now!
You might think you have plenty of time to make Christmas arrangements including holidays and time with children, but think again! The period leading up to Christmas can be difficult especially if you have recently separated or arrangements for your children’s time with you are unclear or susceptible to unilateral change [...]
May 2023
Making Mother’s Day Work
By Molli Clements. Mother’s day is approaching and this day is often associated with children spending time with their mothers and other maternal figures including extended family members. It is our experience that this special day can cause conflict between parents, including same sex parents, with respect to the time children [...]
March 2023
Proposed changes to parenting laws – what do they mean?
By Anita Petrovic. In January 2023, the government issued a proposal to shift the legal framework underpinning how the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia determines parenting disputes. At the moment, the Court presumes that it is in a child’s best interests for their parents to have equal shared parental [...]
January 2023
Recent Reforms: Family Violence and Child Abduction
By Emily Austin Although the unilateral relocation of a child without the consent of the other parent is prohibited by the Family Law Act, it does little to assist in efforts to have a child returned to Australia. The current avenue through which parents can apply to the Court to have [...]
December 2022
There’s still hope!
By Anita Petrovic. There can be lots of reasons for time between children and a parent to be supervised, but it isn’t always easy to make arrangements for supervised time during the Christmas period or other public holidays. The Family Hopes Supervised Contact Service is Australia-wide and open 365 days a [...]
Special Measures at the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
By Molli Clements During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) has had to implement special measures. As of 7 November 2022, the FCFCOA published a new special measures information notice to apply to Hearings and other Court event protocols in all States [...]
Update to the Profession
The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (“The Court”) has issued an update in respect of parties seeking to commence proceedings in regional and remote areas of Australia. This update allows for an Applicant to choose a first return date before a Judicial Registrar of a Court on the circuit [...]
It is not a day for kids really – is it?!
This is a hilarious punchline from a Christmas special from the Royle Family. Most people immediately see the humour in the sheer ridiculousness of the comment – of course Christmas is a day for children. So much preparation goes into ensuring arrangements are perfect and the day [...]