Family Matters article Aug 1992
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Families after marriage breakdown
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Family Matters article Aug 1992
What's new in family law?
This article examines the content and implications of the decision made in the case of In re Marion (1991) FLC 92-193, which considered the rights and responsibilities of the parents of an intellectually disabled teenage girl.
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Family Matters article Apr 1992
Living day to day
The paper examines the effects of the recession on 54 families with at least one unemployed member and a low income or families who were experiencing severe economic hardship for some other reason such as a substantial decline in the income of self-employed people.
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Family Matters article Apr 1992
Trapped in poverty
Using data from the Institute of Family Studies' Parents and Children after Marriage Breakdown study, the author examines the difficulties sole mothers encounter when they attempt to escape poverty by finding paid work.
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Family Matters article Aug 1991
Changing families, changing laws
This article discusses recent moves to reform laws which affect both parents and children after separation, based on issues raised in the Family Law Council's discussion paper 'Patterns of parenting after separation'.
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Family Matters article Aug 1991
Self-determination: Helping Aboriginal families to realise the ideal
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Family Matters article Apr 1991
Employment and income security support
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Family Matters article Apr 1991
Sole Parent Pension: A bridge for solo players?
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Family Matters article Apr 1991
Youth wages and poverty
This article discusses the rationales that underpin the practice of youth wages traditionally being set at a lower rate than adult wages.
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Family Matters article Apr 1991
Mediating divorce: An alternative to litigation