Short article Aug 2016
Separated parents and the family law system: What does the evidence say?
Findings from a large research study on Australia's family law system tell a complicated story.
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Short article Aug 2016
Findings from a large research study on Australia's family law system tell a complicated story.
Research report Oct 2015
Compares the experiences of parents who had separated either before or after the family law reforms were introduced.
Research snapshot Jun 2020
This research summary discusses the experiences and needs of young people whose parents have separated and have accessed the family law system.
Research report Aug 2016
Explores the behaviour of separated parents by exploring the psychology of post-separation parental disputes and then interrogating three data sets.
Commissioned report Dec 2014
Presents findings from Wave 3, conducted in 2012 with 9,028 parents five years after separation.
Research snapshot Oct 2019
Summary of the findings from studies of post-separation parenting outcomes, including family law case files analyses and surveys of separated parents
Commissioned report Aug 2023
This snapshot compares the education and employment status of adolescents from the K cohort against their parents’ Centrelink data from 2002 to 2017.
Webinar Oct 2023
This webinar will explore how practitioners can make children’s wellbeing central to conversations with parents who are navigating separation and/or divorce.
Media release Mar 2024
The Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) welcomes today’s commitment by the Australian Government to pay superannuation on the Government’s Paid Parental Leave from 1 July 2025.