family law

Is it a conflict of interest for the applicant father to have the law firm of his father/children’s grandfather represent him in a family law case? Does the law firm have the duty of full and frank disclosure to the court to disclose the grandfathers knowledge of past family violence orders...

here's a funny one. With disclosure, in a family property matter, there is an interesting anomaly... family law rule 12.02, for a corporation (etc) states a copy of the financial statements for the 3 most recent financial years, however the circuit court rule 24.03 referring to the same part...

If someone is found to breach/contravene the Family Law Act s121 by sharing the filed court documents with others not party to the proceedings, what recourse can I take in and in which court?

Hello I am looking for some information on child protection interventions in Victoria? I have recently had my 11 year old daughter taken away after she has mentioned feeling sucidal to a school friend. This has happened and has been a roll on custody dispute where my ex husband has been...

hi everyone first of all thabks for advance for all kind of answers and helps. my friend (she is turkish but dutch citizen lives in the netherlands)marryed with and australian citizen guy(he is turkish too but lives in australia ) in 2019 in turkey and they made proper wedding (wedding party...

My ex made serious false allegations against me over a year ago. The matter was investigated by the police and DoCJ and were found to be unsubstantiated (because they were pure fantasy, outright lies), there were no charges and the case was dropped. My ex continues to use this against me making...

In a family law case my ex has subpoenaed the depart of defence for vetting notes. I work as a consultant to the Defence. She is a Banking and Finance lawyer- can she unnecessarily request subpoenas that may ultimately impact my ability to get work? Is this a misuse of court and legal power? How...

I am looking for good information on how the courts determine the best interests of special needs (autistic) children when they make parenting orders. I'm hoping someone can recommend me a good family law textbook (or other resource). THE FAMILY LAW BOOK - Family law, procedure, forms and...

New Member 👋 Am i liable to pay for half drawn up Consent orders? Back story - I have previously seen a lawyer and gotten legal advice, however their orders were quiet expensive as they are a boutique firm. Therefore i find an "Australia wide Online" place that drafts them for half the price! My...

Hello! In Australia, it is my belief that the only state in which a parent and a child could file an application for irreconcilable differences between a parent and a child is the state of Victoria (please correct me if I am wrong). Unfortunately, the family who this application would involve...