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On 30 January 2023, the Federal government released the Family Law Amendment Bill 2023 (“the Bill”) – draft legislation proposing to amend the Family Law Act (1975) (“the Act”). Whilst the government has proposed these amendments under the broad umbrella of addressing Court delays and access to support...
Read moreAs a family lawyer, my interest was spiked when Netflix dropped the 2019 divorce drama, Marriage Story, directed by Noah Baumbach and starring Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson. I recently watched the film, which follows the American couple Charlie, a New York City director, and Nicole, an actress from Los Angeles, through...
Read moreChristmas is fast approaching. For separated families it is a potentially difficult time if former partners can’t agree over care arrangements for the children over the holiday period. If you have children with a former partner, now is the time to sort out those care arrangements. Getting a headstart on this will help avoid...
Read moreRaising a child with a disability has some distinct challenges, but what do you do if you and your former partner can’t agree on treatment, or whether your child even has a condition? Tindall Gask Bentley’s family law team explains. Parenting a child with a disability can be a lonely and challenging experience at...
Read moreTGB family lawyer Charissa Duffy outlines how to go about changing your child's name following a final parenting order.
Read moreTindall Gask Bentley’s Family Law team writes about divorce and Christmas, and managing the stress of the child custody issues that can come with it. ‘Tis the season to be jolly but for many families Christmas represents a most stressful, and for some, a very lonely time. When couples separate their Christmas is often...
Read moreIf you and your former partner cannot agree on child arrangements for the Christmas school holidays, you will need to seek a Parenting Order before an approaching deadline. Any Application filed in the Family Court of Australia seeking parenting Orders about the 2014/2015 Christmas school holiday period must be filed...
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