The High Court rules on the effect of overseas order made in Dubai on rights under the Family Law Act in Australia
Clayton v Bant [2020] HCA 44 (2 December 2020) In Clayton & Bant the High Court highlighted that when dealing with applications under the FLA between parties who have also litigated with respect to their marriage in other jurisdictions, careful examination of the...
A noteworthy recent case addressing child sex abuse allegations in the family court
Case Note: Syms and Syms [2021] Fam CAFC 38 Children – Mother’s “fixed” but unfounded allegations of sexual abuse by father were damaging to the children – Reversal of care, four month moratorium, followed by supervised time with mother due to risk of...
Confidentiality in Court Ordered Therapy
On Wednesday 12 May 2021, I attended a webinar addressing Confidentiality in Court Ordered Therapy. This was held by the Greater West Family Law Practitioners Association as part of their Online Twilight Seminar Series, and was hosted by Dr Lucia Vardanega and Ms...
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...