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We already have a great deal of high-quality information about what works, and what doesn’t, in our family law system. shutterstock

4 octobre 2017

First act of the family law review should be using research we already have

The review of the Australian family law system is welcome, but it should not waste precious time and resources on data that already exist.

Transgender teens need to jump through a lot of stressful and time laborious hoops to get the hormone treatment they need. Tim Gouw/Unsplash

20 septembre 2017

Should the family court have to approve hormone treatment for transgender teens?

Fiona Kelly, La Trobe University

Currently the Family Court has to decide for parents and teens whether or not transgender young people can get the hormone treatment they need. This could change today.

18 juillet 2017

Why McKenzie friends should not be banned from court

Emma Hitchings, University of Bristol et Leanne Smith, Cardiff University

Their assistance can be vital after legal aid cuts.

How can dads and daughters reconnect after a divorce? Marie Linner/Shutterstock.com

11 juillet 2017

How daughters can repair a damaged relationship with their divorced dad

Linda Nielsen, Wake Forest University

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.

Families going through breakdown need understanding, but so do lawmakers trying to find fair outcomes from complex laws. Shutterstock

1 juin 2016

No simple solution when families meet the law

Renata Alexander, Monash University

Adding to the trauma of a relationship breaking down, families can find themselves caught in a tangle of state and commonwealth laws.

Family Court clients often have specific needs and vulnerabilities. AAP/Alan Porritt

4 novembre 2015

Merging federal courts’ administration won’t improve services for those who need it

Anne Wallace, Edith Cowan University

Merging the back-end operations of Australia's federal courts could have significant implications for the way in which resources are allocated to meet the needs of family courts and their clients.

The “right to parent” according to one’s own values and proclivities isn’t actually unfettered. photon_de/Flickr

29 juillet 2015

Policing parenting: is the Family Court going to punish you for having a drink?

Sascha Callaghan, University of Sydney

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".