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How daughters can repair a damaged relationship with their divorced dad
Daughters across the US feel like their relationship with their father was damaged by their parents' divorce. Here are steps daughters can take to repair that relationship.
How legal aid cuts are putting extra strain on family courts
The UK's family court system is at breaking point.
Divorce can be nobody’s fault – the law should do more to recognise that
Couples filing for divorce have an incentive to pin the blame for marriage breakdown on one person. This should stop.
What would another review of child support achieve? We know the problems, and how to fix them
Any reforms must move beyond a focus on administrative processes to acknowledge the lived experiences of child support which can be disguised by formal policy.
Separated parents and the family law system: what does the evidence say?
Separating couples who use the family law system generally have a positive experience - but for a troubled minority, there is still much work to be done.
No simple solution when families meet the law
Adding to the trauma of a relationship breaking down, families can find themselves caught in a tangle of state and commonwealth laws.
Meet Caroline Norton: fighting for women’s rights before it was even cool
She didn't even believe in equality, but this Victorian woman's personal struggle against her husband became a matter of national importance.
Beware of prenups, but not because they are unromantic
Prenuptial agreements often leave one spouse vulnerable in the case of divorce.
Policing parenting: is the Family Court going to punish you for having a drink?
A Family Court "order" for parents of a child to not smoke around him and to limit their alcohol consumption while caring for him have invited the same old accusations about the "nanny state".
Remove the burden of family violence from the victims, to the courts
We need to support those who are subjected to family violence – mostly women and children – and this must remain our priority. But we must also intervene at the source of the problem.
‘Cinderella law’ proposals are unhelpful and draconian
It seems there is an emerging cross-party consensus on the need to change the criminal law on child neglect in this country. The most recent manifestation of this new consensus are new proposals to criminalise…
Child custody: a family law perspective
Last week’s Media Watch programme on the ABC discussed the role of the Australian media in the custody case of four Queensland children that has created headlines across the country over the past few months…
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