Recognising the significance of family violence in property proceedings
As presently defined under Section 4AB(1) of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) (‘FLA’), ‘family violence’ means: ‘violent, threatening or other behaviour by a person that coerces or controls a member of the person’s family (the family member), or causes the family...
Can I use secret recordings of my spouse in my family law proceedings?
It has become ‘quite common’ and ‘widespread’ for people involved in family law proceedings to attempt to use audio/video recordings of their interactions with their spouse as evidence in Court, according to former Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia, Diana...
Use of recordings in Family Law
Former Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia, Diana Bryant, stated that the attempted use of audio/video recordings of interactions between parties involved in proceedings under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) has become ‘quite common’ and ‘widespread’,...![Masson v Parsons [2019] HCA 21 (19 June 2019)](https://www.osullivanlegal.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/blog4-1.jpg)