Family Matters article Jan 2008
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Federal Magistrates Court response to the Australian Institute of Family Studies "Allegations of Family Violence and Child Abuse in Family law Children's Proceedings" report
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Family Matters article Jan 2008
'Less adversarial' proceedings in children's cases
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.
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Family Matters article Jan 2008
Evaluation of the family law reform package
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Family Matters article Jan 2008
Unwrapping the family law reform package
This 'family law update' examines recent developments in Australian family law, mid-way through the phased-in family law system reform period.
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Submission Sep 2008
Social impacts associated with drought
A preliminary analysis of data from the Regional and Rural Families Survey.
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Family Matters article Sep 2008
Family law update: Form and substance
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Submission Feb 2009
Inquiry into Regional and Remote Indigenous Communities
Health, welfare, education and security of children in regional and remote Indigenous communities.
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Family Matters article Jun 2009
Children’s participation in family law disputes
Family Matters article on the views of children, parents, lawyers and counsellors on children's participation in family law disputes
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Family Matters article Jun 2009
Opinion: Sole-parent families
Family Matters opinion piece on sole-parent families
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Family Matters article Oct 2009
Family law update
Round-up of developments in family law