Earlier this year, the Federal Government made sweeping changes to the Family Court System passing legislation that combined the Family Court and Federal Circuit Courts into a single structure. The proposed system has not been without its share of controversy. Critics of the new system have raised concerns that family violence victims will be left out in …
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When Summer Worden noticed that her estranged spouse still seemed to know things about her spending, she asked her bank about the locations of computers that had recently accessed her bank account. They said that the computer was registered to NASA. Worden’s estranged spouse was a decorated Nasa astronaut on a six-month mission aboard the …
The Australian Law Reform Commission’s Family Law for the Future report on the current family law system was tabled last Wednesday, 10 April 2019. It is the first review of the Australian Family Court since its establishment in 1976. The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has spent 18 months working on the inquiry, which is …
The Family Court has slammed a Federal Circuit Court judge’s decision to imprison a man for up to 12 months, calling it a “gross miscarriage of justice.” Judge Salvatore Vasta of the Federal Circuit Court sentenced a man to a maximum of 12 months in jail for contempt of court. The man was involved in …
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The Attorney-General today announced major changes in relation to the Family Court merging to reduce delays. The Family Court and the Federal Circuit Court will be merged in an attempt to reduce significant delays in both courts. In the proposed changes, the new combined court will be known as the Family Court and Federal Circuit …
The seizure of a $637 million superyacht is part of an absurdly expensive divorce in London. The yacht MV Luna is set to change hands from husband to wife in the divorce settlement with the highest stakes the United Kingdom has ever seen. Farkhad Akhmedov, 62, is a Russian oligarch with over two billion dollars …
If you have been wondering what age is the best to get married to avoid divorce, you’re in luck. A recent report claims the ideal age to head down the aisle is between 28 and 32. Although teens still face a high divorce risk relative to older adults, the data shows that those who tie …
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Every year, 97 000 Australians ask their partner for a divorce. This means 1 in 3 married couples are not likely to go the distance. The process of divorce can be time-consuming, with an average minimum of 4 months from the first date of filing to the issuing of the divorce order from the Family …
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Zuckerberg has previously made a claim that Facebook actually helped expose cheaters. He said that women all over the world had thanked him, as, through Facebook, it is now “harder for cheating men to live double lives.” Can Facebook Be Used In Australian Family Court? It is not unusual for evidence to be filed …
