If you are a victim of family violence, the violence may be relevant to parenting orders you seek in a Family Law Court, or to intervention orders which you seek or the police seek on your behalf in the Magistrates’ Court. Some of the questions you may have are answered below. During COVID-19 as it is more difficult to...
If you have been accused of family violence, the violence may be relevant to parenting orders you seek in a Family Law court, or to intervention orders which are sought against you in the Magistrates’ Court. Some of the questions you may have about these are answered below. If you requuire more clarification, we urge you speak...
The Family Law Amendment Act 2024 (the Act) was recently passed by Federal Parliament and most of the amendments will take effect on 10 June 2025. The Act amends the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) (FLA) and primarily deals with the property settlement and maintenance provisions for married and de facto couples in Pts VIII and...
The Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) (FLA) does not expressly provide an avenue for victims of family violence to rely upon the family violence as a ground to “escape” from the terms of a financial agreement. Financial agreements made under the FLA are used to oust (or at least limit) the jurisdiction of the court to make...