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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‘You are not stuck at home; you are safe at home’. This phrase has been circulating social media in an effort to generate a positive attitude towards isolation measures. Shifting to an outlook of gratitude will help to raise morale while we self-isolate and navigate through this pandemic.
However, this phrase is not applicable to those who are fighting the pandemic of domestic violence. While social isolation seeks to protect us from COVID-19, it simultaneously acts as a dangerous catalyst for victims of violence.
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Separated parties across the country are pondering the question of how to proceed with their property settlement. Should I hold or should I go? In the current environment there are a number of considerations to be taken into account.
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The importance of the Section 121 of the Family Law Act 1975. How much sharing of information is too much? If you share details of your court matters with your friends, are you at risk?
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Whilst infidelity is unfortunately a fairly common occurrence, Australia is a no fault jurisdiction. There are generally lots of issues in a separation and you are better off focusing on those which will assist in the progress of your matter.
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In line with the advice from the Australian Government, Carr and Co is now working remotely. Our teams remain available by phone, email, or video conference.
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The impact of COVID-19 on an individual’s health has been publicised extensively in the media. Some less widely publicised side effects of the pandemic are those which it will have on a party to a family law case.
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Although you cannot use documents filed or obtained in the Family Court in criminal proceedings without first obtaining permission of the Family Court, there may be utility in obtaining documents filed or obtained in Family Court proceedings, such as affidavits, single expert reports and subpoenaed documents, for use in the criminal trial.
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There are many sources for information about your legal rights following separation. Well-meaning relatives, friends and some lawyers whose specialty is not family law may give you advice about your issues. However, problems arise because the law and procedure can be complicated and your friends’ solutions are unlikely to have factored in your unique situation.
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Increasingly, actual or would-be litigants in the family court are choosing to record conversations as a means of collecting evidence against the other person. As smartphones are small and easily hidden, these recordings are occurring secretly, without one party knowing what is happening. What litigants in Western Australia don't always realise is that, in recording one another, they could potentially be committing a crime.
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