Family Matters article Oct 2009
Family law update
Round-up of developments in family law
Family Matters article Oct 2009
Round-up of developments in family law
Family Matters article Dec 1992
This article reports on three papers on children's rights and parental responsibilities presented at the fifth National Family Law Conference hosted by the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia in Perth in September 1992.
Family Matters article Dec 1992
This article examines the impact of sustained high levels of unemployment on young people's pathways to adulthood and on their families, including discussion around leaving home and forming relationships; being unemployed and living at home with parents; lack of parental support and government initiatives.
Family Matters article Aug 1992
Family Matters article Aug 1992
This article draws on house price data for the period 1974 to 1990 in each local government area in the Melbourne Statistical District, and asks whether house price increases simply reflect inflation, or if families who are home owners and buyers gain in wealth through their home ownership.
Family Matters article Aug 1992
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.
Family Matters article Aug 1992
This article considers innovations in the organised care of both children and elderly family members during working hours for workers with family responsibilities.
Family Matters article Apr 1992
Family Matters article Apr 1992
Family Matters article Apr 1992
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.