The Family Court of Australia, in the 2019-20 Annual Report, stated that 22 per cent of litigants were involved in matters where one or both parties did not have legal representation at some point ...

The Joint Select Committee on Australia’s Family Law System sat on Monday, to review the government’s bid to reform the family court system. One Nation senator Pauline Hanson claimed she had ...

Since the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) (then known as the Federal Magistrates Court of ...

The Australian Labour government Monday released a draft of the Family Law Amendment Bill 2023 to amend the Family Law Act 1975.In a statement, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said the reforms seek to ...

The special bond between owners and pets has been recognised in family law changes, with dogs and cats defined as companion animals and not just property.

The Courts’ see nearly all of Australia’s family law cases, including disputes related to children and property/finances, and issues related to family violence and child abuse.

Not every family law court case involves family violence, but we need to face the reality that many do. The commission sets out some of the stark facts in its report. 60 per cent of separated parents ...

Secret plan to de-merge family law. Opposition legal affairs spokeswoman Michaelia Cash has accused Labor of secretly moving to de-merge the Family and Federal Circuit courts.

From next month, this duty will be governed by the Family Law Act 1975 instead of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Family Law) Rules 2021.