Research report Oct 2012
Ageing parent carers of people with a disability
This report presents information on parents who care for people with a disability in Victoria, focusing on the issue of ageing.
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Research report Oct 2012
This report presents information on parents who care for people with a disability in Victoria, focusing on the issue of ageing.
Policy and practice paper Jun 2012
Examines the importance of listening to the perspectives of young people on their experiences of parental separation.
Research snapshot Mar 2011
Report for National Families Week 2011 draws on recent statistics to provide a picture of selected aspects of Australian families in 2011
Research report Jan 2011
This paper investigates the lower employment rates of single mothers by comparing their employment transition rates with those of partnered mothers
Family Matters article May 2010
This paper reports some key findings from a recent study that explored how children’s participation is understood and facilitated in one Family Relationship Centre (FRC).
Research report Apr 2010
Using data from the HILDA survey, this article provides estimates on the impact of divorce on wellbeing for older Australians aged 55-74 years
Family Matters article Jun 2009
Family Matters opinion piece on sole-parent families
Family Matters article Jun 2009
Family Matters article on the views of children, parents, lawyers and counsellors on children's participation in family law disputes
Family Matters article Jan 2008
This article describes the old adversarial system of the the Family Law Act, prior to the 2006 amendments; judicial decision making; previous, smaller changes to children's cases; the development of the Children's Cases Program, a pilot program run by the Family Court in New South Wales; and less adversarial principles and duties under the new legislation.
Policy and practice paper Jul 2007
Provides evidence of the potential benefits of the child-inclusion model in dispute resolution with two successful applications.