Category - Parenting Arrangements and Children
While it is common for parents and legal guardians to assume they can authorise all medical treatment for their child, this is not the case. Gender dysphoria treatment is considered a “special medical procedure” by law, which falls outside of a parent or legal guardian’s ability to provide consent and which cannot be performed...
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TGB partner Mal Byrne discusses mothers who were pressured to give up their children for adoption and their rights to compensation.
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TGB's Virginia Bui discusses whether it is possible for one person to own an embryo given that an embryo is formed from two people.
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Relocating children after separation or divorce is a challenge with both legal and personal considerations, writes family lawyer Mia Dalcollo.
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It costs a lot to raise children and working out "who pays and how much" child support is complicated and often a contentious issue between separating parents.
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In episode four of the Surviving Separation podcast, TGB family law partner Wendy Barry discusses the often complex issue of 'who get's the kids?'
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TGB family lawyer Charissa Duffy outlines how to go about changing your child's name following a final parenting order.
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When a separating couple starts the family law process, most have preconceived ideas about how it will work and their entitlements.
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If you intend to travel overseas with your child, you and your child will need a passport. This means that you will need the other parent’s consent to obtain a passport, writes Family Lawyer Charissa Duffy.
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