It often takes years to reach a decision to end a relationship and it is imperative after making such an important decision that you have a clear pathway forward, towards resolution. DA Family Lawyers’ Director and Accredited Family Law Specialist, Deborah Awyzio, has compiled a checklist to provide you with some direction. You can read the …
Section 65Y of the Family Law Act imposes certain obligations on parents if parenting orders have been made. The section of the Act provides that a parent (or party to the proceedings) must not take or send a child concerned with the proceedings to a place from Australia to a place outside Australia. There are two exceptions …
Mother convicted of offence for taking her child outside of Australia Read More »
I was recently involved in a matter before the Federal Circuit Court where we sought a final order to change the child’s name. In that matter, I was acting for the applicant mother. The child’s birth certificate recorded her surname as the surname of her father but it was a surname that her father was no longer …
Section 80(1) of the Child Protection Act 1999 (“the Act”) provides that if, under a child protection order for a child, another suitable person is granted guardianship of the child, that person must: Tell the parents where the child is living; and Give them information about the child’s care; and Provide opportunity for contact between …
Modifying guardianship obligations under the Child Protection Act (Qld) 1999 Read More »
I recently assisted a client register an order made in The Netherlands in Australia. That order permitted the mother to relocate the residence of the child to Australia. Read the full article on Lisa Foley’s LinkedIn account.
The Family Law Amendment (financial agreements and other measures) Bill 2015 proposes a range of amendments to the Family Law Act 1975. One of those amendments is the inclusion of section 65YA and section 65ZAA which makes it an offence, with a penalty of three years imprisonment, for a party to a parenting order or …
The Passports Legislation Amendment (Integrity) Act 2015 is an Act to amend the law relating to Australian and foreign travel documents. Relevant from a family law perspective, one of the amendments is to section 11 of the Australian Passports Act 2005 which now provides that the Minister must not issue an Australian travel document to …
