family law act

Hi Just reaching out seeing if anyone has experienced this or can offer an opinion. Happy for constructive all points discussion, not so happy with personal attacks either against me or the other parties Trying to write this as factual so referring to Miss 13 as “the child” and written in the...

Hi My ex has directed me to legislation in the family law act that states: 65DAE No need to consult on issues that are not major long-term issues (1) If a child is spending time with a person at a particular time under a parenting order, the order is taken not to require the person to...

Hey guys, This is a really silly question so I understand might get a lot of roll eyes here.. Basically the last 2x visits I've had with my 18-month-old son, I've been accused of not putting appropriate foot wear on him and this has lead to him getting splinters, which a doctor has had to...

Hello, My wife has just received a letter from the Family Relationship Advice Line ("An Australian Government Initiative") informing her that her France-based mother (French citizen) wanted to start a Family Dispute Resolution (under the Family Law Act 1975) to see her 2 grandchildren (5 and...

Hi All First of all thank you in advance for any feedback. I would like to know if the other party had committed an offence as per the Family Law Act 1975, Section 121 by releasing the full Family Report to the Magistrate Court as evidence for a DVO, without authorisation by the Federal Court...

i.e. can they demand time with child, do they have decision making powers (changing childs name, medical/schooling decisions), or can the intended 'parents' essentially remove the donor from the child's life? Is this answer affected in relation to homosexual partners? Regards

So this is my 1st post here and after doing some research of the Family Law Act 1975 (specifically s60cc). I need some quick help. My wife and I separated in August 2015. I had previously devised a Parenting Plan in September 2015, however, my ex did not / refused to sign this and subsequently...

Can someone confirm what the highlighted section below means exactly? Thanks (3) In taking into account the income, earning capacity, property and financial resources of the mother, the court must disregard any entitlement of the mother to an income tested pension, allowance or benefit...

Hi all, Glad to be on board here and what a fantastic idea. Wanting help with what's probably a basic question, however, my separated partner and I (still my Wife) have Parenting Orders in place for our 4-year-old child, which were issued by the Family Law Court under the Family Law Act and...

Hi. I am a single mum with 3 children who live with me. I have been financially responsible for everything, thus I am not in a financial position to pay for a lawyer myself. I am so involved with raising 3 kids myself that I cannot do it myself. I get very anxious and have PTSD from Domestic...