family law

If someone is found to breach/contravene the Family Law Act s121 by sharing the filed court documents with others not party to the proceedings, what recourse can I take in and in which court?

Hello I am looking for some information on child protection interventions in Victoria? I have recently had my 11 year old daughter taken away after she has mentioned feeling sucidal to a school friend. This has happened and has been a roll on custody dispute where my ex husband has been...

hi everyone first of all thabks for advance for all kind of answers and helps. my friend (she is turkish but dutch citizen lives in the netherlands)marryed with and australian citizen guy(he is turkish too but lives in australia ) in 2019 in turkey and they made proper wedding (wedding party...

My ex made serious false allegations against me over a year ago. The matter was investigated by the police and DoCJ and were found to be unsubstantiated (because they were pure fantasy, outright lies), there were no charges and the case was dropped. My ex continues to use this against me making...

In a family law case my ex has subpoenaed the depart of defence for vetting notes. I work as a consultant to the Defence. She is a Banking and Finance lawyer- can she unnecessarily request subpoenas that may ultimately impact my ability to get work? Is this a misuse of court and legal power? How...

I am looking for good information on how the courts determine the best interests of special needs (autistic) children when they make parenting orders. I'm hoping someone can recommend me a good family law textbook (or other resource). THE FAMILY LAW BOOK - Family law, procedure, forms and...

New Member 👋 Am i liable to pay for half drawn up Consent orders? Back story - I have previously seen a lawyer and gotten legal advice, however their orders were quiet expensive as they are a boutique firm. Therefore i find an "Australia wide Online" place that drafts them for half the price! My...

Hello! In Australia, it is my belief that the only state in which a parent and a child could file an application for irreconcilable differences between a parent and a child is the state of Victoria (please correct me if I am wrong). Unfortunately, the family who this application would involve...

A mother leaves after her child is born and the father has raised the child for the child's entire life (6 years). It turns out that he is not the biological father. Does the real biological mother or father have any legal claim to the child if they come back 6 years later, despite the fact that...

quick question......... the main witness to my case has never filed an affidavit for the courts. well did one and refused to sign it and the other party (mother in my case) has subpoheanoed her to appear at trial. the ICL in our case refused to subpheona this witness for fear she is unrealiable...