by Lucy Urach | Oct 31, 2017 | Family Law, General Legal Information, Parenting Plans & Consent Orders, Top Posts - Family Law, Top Posts - Home
Altruistic surrogacy, in which the surrogate mother does not make a profit, is legal in most Australian states and territories. The commissioning parents may reimburse the surrogate mother for the cost of reasonable medical and legal expenses, but cannot pay anything...
by Lucy Urach | Oct 11, 2017 | Family Law, Parenting Plans & Consent Orders, Property and Financial Matters (for married de facto and same sex couples), Top Posts - Family Law, Top Posts - Home
Attorney-General George Brandis has named Chief Judge John Pascoe as the new Chief Justice of the Family Court. However the appointment comes just 14 months before he reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70. Chief Judge Pascoe has already served for 13 years as...
by Lucy Urach | Oct 4, 2017 | Family Law, Parenting Plans & Consent Orders, Top Posts - Family Law, Top Posts - Home
A Newcastle man has been successful in his Application to the Court to restrain the biological mother of their child from travelling overseas with the child without his consent. The child’s mother, along with her same-sex de facto partner, attempted to take the child...
by Lucy Urach | May 10, 2017 | Family Law, Parenting Plans & Consent Orders, Top Posts - Family Law, Top Posts - Home
An ex-couple’s disagreement about where to send their children to school has taken them to the Family Court. The parents, given the court-ordered pseudonyms Mr and Ms Stewart, could not reach an agreement on where their primary-aged son and daughter should attend...
by Lucy Urach | Mar 22, 2017 | Family Law, Parenting Plans & Consent Orders, Separation & Divorce, Top Posts - Family Law, Top Posts - Home
Family law proceedings can become very messy, especially when children are involved. The Family Court has the power to determine which parent a child may live with. But should this be the child’s decision? The High Court of Australia has recently handed down a...
by Burke & Mead | Apr 4, 2016 | Family Law, Parenting Plans & Consent Orders, Top Posts - Family Law, Top Posts - Home
Queensland mother and anti-vaccination campaigner, Anna Patel, has created a GoFundeMe page asking the public to help her raise $10,000 for legal representation. This is in light of proceedings brought against her by her ex-husband in a bid to vaccinate their...
