The Independent newspaper in Britain [12 September 2015] reports the House of Commons in Britain has voted in favour of 3 parent babies formed by an artificial conception procedure known as mitochondrial donation and it is the first country in the world to do so. The...
“Why dads matter” is a brilliant article published in THE AUSTRALIAN (18.11.13). When it comes to the practice of family law I often read affidavit after affidavit after affidavit of complaint after complaint being made against my clients, who are often dads. A few...
The Sydney Morning Herald recently reported of a family’s heartbreak when they learned their recently deceased 31 year old son’s estate would not go to them but instead, would go to his former wife. His estate included a house, superannuation and a death benefit. The...
As a solicitor working extensively in family law, clients often ask me about remarks made by their former partner, or a proxy for their former partner, which remarks the client regards to be defamatory. Sometimes these remarks are published in social media. I have...
I recently wrote a blog about a recent decision of the Full Court of the Family Court, in which one of the issues for determination was the Taxation Commissioner’s access to the parties’ family law pleading statements. The decision is reported as Commissioner of...
