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Relationships Australia (RA) is an Australian not-for profit organisation providing professional services to support relationships across Australia that began in 1948 under the name of Marriage Guidance Council. Initially providing counselling services using volunteers, they now provide a range of professional relationship support services.
Relationships Australia is approved under the "Family Relationships Services Program", which is administered by the Australian Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs to provide services including: family therapy, mediation, skills training and children's contact services. They also receive funding from Australian states and territories for services including: for people with a gambling problem, and their families, parenting skills, and family violence prevention.

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    NSW I am over 18 and looking into policies regarding Dating An Under 18

    G'day, I've known my friend for a while, met randomly and can't remember how, I am 23 years old and she is only 16, I know in my family there have been age gaps as far as 9/10 years . So I was just curious as to whether it is legal or allowed for myself and my friend to date and see what...
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    NSW Anti-discrimination laws for LGBT people and polyamorous people

    Hi I do HSC Legal Studies, and at the moment I'm studying Family Law. One of the dot points is Alternative Family Relationships, and same-sex relationships are an example but polyamorous couples are also another. My teacher outlined the anti-discrimination laws that protect people in same-sex...
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    QLD GF moving in/her rights

    The age old question and everyone's concern if the relationship breaks down. I've bough my own place and having my gf move in. I'm aware I should put something in writing to protect myself down the track but from what I hear we both need independent legal advice to finalise a formal agreement...
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    ACT Wife Trying to Extort Money - Any Recourse?

    So, Long story short - wife (yes, still married, one issue is she refuses to do anything unless I pay for it ) has an entitlement issue and can't be negotiated with. Now she has left the country for 6 months and is threatening me with accusing me of raping her when we lived together as well as...
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    NSW Ex Using Drugs and Making False Allegations - What to Do?

    Hi, My son split up with his ex quite a few months ago. He removed his children after finding they were being exposed to ice, the people dealing it hanging around, and ice hidden in their toys. He has refused access to the children until she is off the drugs and not hanging around the dealers...
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    QLD Family Law and Custody of Children Issues with Ex?

    Last year, my now 14-year-old daughter stopped coming to stay with me against my will and with the support of her mother. Her mother then allowed her to stop attending high school and applied for home schooling through Brisbane School of Distance Education. Once I found out, I contacted her...
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    NSW How to Arrange Mediation After Divorce?

    Appreciate if anyone can assist here. Divorce is done. Both parties are living interstate. We want to settle some financial things through mediation, possibly over the phone. I have a solicitor who was looking for the custody of children thing. The solicitor has not solved anything through...
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    Unexpected Separation with De Facto - What to Do?

    Hi, I've been with my de facto ex-partner for 19 years. We have a 16-year-old and an 11-year-old. We have a property together and also a business in which we are both listed as directors. We don't live in our owned property but rather rent a property which is the family home. I do the admin in...
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    TAS Including Ex's Maori Land Shares as Assets in Property Settlement?

    Hi Everyone, Here's a brief summary of my situation. My ex and I declared our intention to divorce in March of 2015. Over the next month she empties our joint bank accounts to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars. We had been living as separated but living under one roof for some time...
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    QLD Do I Have to Go to Mediation Again?

    Hi, Was just hoping for some information regarding Family Dispute Resolution. My ex-partner requested mediation a few months ago through Relationships Australia. I attended the intake and detailed the various domestic and family violence issues. Following this, they deemed our matter to be...