Family Court of Australia - Full Court
Jasapas & Johns (No. 2) [2020] FamCAFC 203 (17 August 2020)
Parenting – where the mother appeals from the second set of final parenting orders made in these proceedings – where the primary judge’s orders provided for the children to be transferred from the mother’s care to live with…
Family Court of Australia - Full Court
Gosai & Gosai [2020] FamCAFC 176 (23 July 2020)
Parenting – where the primary judge dismissed the mother’s application for the appointment of an Independent Children’s Lawyer without inviting submissions or giving reasons – denial of procedural fairness – where there was a body of objective evidence and…
Family Court of Australia
Joplin & Parkins [2020] FamCA 403 (26 June 2020)
Practice and Procedure – application for a single expert appointed by the Federal Circuit Court to be released from his obligation, now to this Court, as a Chapter 15 Expert in order to give evidence in the applicant’s criminal trial – where…
Many parents and children experiencing high conflict divorce and separation are in desperate need of psychological support. Court delays and costs mean that for many families, conflict and uncertainty add to their emotional stress. There is a lack of available, specialised psychological support for such families and desperately few places that family lawyers can refer…
Family Court of Australia – Full Court
Carrington & Gunby [2020] FamCAFC 117 (15 May 2020)
Parenting – contravention of parenting orders – whether the father demonstrated that he had a reasonable excuse for retaining the child – whether the father believed on reasonable grounds that the retention of the child was necessary to protect the…
Family Court of Australia – Full Court
Padanowska & Padanowski [2020] FamCAFC 97 (23 April 2020)
Interim parenting – where interim parenting orders were made after the primary judge made a finding on disputed and untested evidence – where the finding was critical to other findings made by the primary judge as to what was…
Dear ICL,
Even when you can't meet a child in person you can and should communicate with them.
Please see a Good Practice Guide developed to assist ICLs nationally to communicate with children via technology.
It is a comprehensive guide which contains valuable information you need to consider when meeting with a child via technology.…
Family Court of Australia – Full Court
Walpole & Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice [2020] FamCAFC 65 (25 March 2020)
FAMILY LAW – APPEAL – CHILD ABDUCTION – Hague Convention – Appeal against order for the return of children removed from their country of habitual residence – Where the appellant is the children’s primary…
Family Court of Australia – Full Court
Lim & Zong [2020] FamCAFC 20 (31 January 2020)
FAMILY LAW – APPEAL – PARENTING – Where the primary judge made orders on an interim basis providing for no time or communication between the father and the child – Where such orders were not proposed by any party…