The festive season is a hard time for separated families as they may be compelled to completely change the way in which they celebrate Christmas or face the possibility of missing out on Christmas traditions they previously treasured almost completely.
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Now more than ever the Courts, the lawyers and the parties are turning to mediation as a means to resolve their disputes.
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Thinking about embarking on the road to separation is bound to raise in one’s mind many pertinent questions about which there can be economically vitally important answers. Read on to find out the answers to the top five most frequently asked questions by a new client in this situation.
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Separated parents often seek to finalise the care arrangements of their children by way of orders. These orders can either be made by consent or by a judicial officer following a trial. There are certain situations which give rise to final parents orders being challenged and subsequently amended.
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The impact of Covid-19 has seen many services introduce provisions and alter usual practices, in order to combat the restrictions and risks of the pandemic. Child related supervision agencies, including supervised handover and contact services, are at no exclusion.
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In deciding whether to make a particular parenting order in relation to a child, the Family Court regards the best interests of the child as the paramount consideration.
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For separated families, the festive season is often a hard time because it changes an occasion that brought their family together to an occasion which highlights that the family is now apart.
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Grandparents often play a significant role in a child’s life. The Family Court recognises the importance of the relationship between a grandparent and a child. In circumstances where a grandparent is not being afforded the opportunity to spend time with their grandchildren, a grandparent can make an application to the Family Court for ‘spend time with’ orders.
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The Family Court of Western Australia has ruled that the baby with Down syndrome at the centre of an international surrogacy dispute in 2014 (“Baby Gammy”) was not abandoned in Thailand by his Australian parents. Twins were born in Thailand in December 2013 to a Thai surrogate mother, using the Australian man’s sperm and donor eggs, after the Australian parents were unable to conceive a baby. The parents returned to Australia with one of the twins in February 2014 and
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A six-year-old boy will be given chemotherapy for a malignant brain tumour after an order from the Western Australian Family Court following his parents refusal for treatment. The West Australian reports that a doctor from Princess Margaret Hospital took legal action after the boy’s parents refused chemotherapy and radiotherapy for their son who was diagnosed with the disease in December. The Family Court ruled treatment should start the Sunday after the boy’s planned birthday party with the parents having also
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