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By Amy Little What happens in a cross-examination? Cross-examination is when a witness is asked questions by the other person or lawyer in the case. One reason for cross-examination is...

By Amy Little When you’re in the midst of a parenting dispute and your ex is acting inappropriately at changeovers, you wouldn’t be the first person to be tempted to...

Lisa Foley, managing director at DA Family Lawyers, practices in all aspects of family law, including parenting disputes, property settlement, child protection, domestic violence matters and international child abuse. As...

The issue of what surname a child should be known as is often required to be considered in the Family Law Courts. Deborah Awyzio elaborates in this LinkedIn post: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/childrens-surnames-family-law-disputes-deborah-awyzio/

The legal ambit of the case was about constitutional law and about how State and Federal legislation operates. Essentially Victorian legislation provides that there is an irrebuttable presumption that if...

The division of property is often one of the most difficult issues to resolve in a divorce. If you are going through a divorce, you will know that it can...

From 10 September 2019, new arrangements begin about the cross-examination of victims of domestic violence in the Family Court and Federal Circuit Courts of Australia. This is relevant for parties...

I started my career as a Family Lawyer doing agency matters in the Family Court and the Federal Magistrates Court as it then was. That gave me a good grounding...

On ABC radio family law specialist Deborah Awyzio, psychologist Christine Bagley-Jones along with Comedian, YouTube Star & Host of the Funny Mummy's Facebook page, Jenny Winter discuss the challenges of...