by ebony | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Since the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) (The Act) came into effect the courts have struggled to cater for the diverse and subjective factual situations that are inherent in each marital dispute after separation. There has always been some difficulty in applying a Legal...
by ebony | Sep 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
I recently came to ponder my enjoyment of practicing family law, after I introduced myself to a new colleague (let’s call her *Jane). On that occasion I (rather proudly) indicated that I practiced in family law. Jane, unhesitatingly, made some rather harsh,...
by ebony | Jul 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
When people form a relationship, they engage in activities as partners which can include; having children, living together, pooling incomes, buying and selling property and getting married. When these relationships go sour and there is a need to separate, the Family...
by ebony | Sep 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
In a short period of time the Family Court of Australia had a number of “special medical procedure” applications to consider.They concerned a condition known as gender dysphoria – where a child is born as one sex but assimilates identities and associates as being of...
by ebony | Sep 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
On 27 August 2013, Judge Burchardt sitting in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, Melbourne, handed down judgment following an extraordinary situation where a litigant in person refused to acknowledge the jurisdiction of the court or to answer questions from the...
