It is notable that the Family Law Act makes no reference at all to “young people” (as is customary in legislation dealing with those who are between the ages of 12 and 18 years). It refers only to “children.” In … Read More
New laws relating to children’s passports may affect separated parents who want to travel overseas with their child. Dobinson Davey Clifford Simpson here highlights some of the issues.
The breakdown of a relationship and changes to families are stressful for parents and children. These experiences are even more acute and distressing when a parent is told that the children will not spend time with them.
Usually the parties to family law proceedings are a husband and a wife, or former de facto partners, or the parents of a child or children. Spouses and parents are inevitably enmeshed in other family relationships and commercial arrangements which … Read More
The festive season can be exhausting, especially when you feel obliged to divide yourself between family members and their respective houses. Children of separated parents can feel this too. For separated parents, the challenge for the season is to focus … Read More
Separated parents will usually share in making long-term decisions for the benefit of their children, such as where they will go to school. Where parents cannot agree or one parent wants to change a child’s school without the other’s consent, … Read More
As we approach the winter school holidays, some separated parents find themselves in conflict about what arrangements should be in place for their children over the holidays. Here, Dobinson Davey Clifford Simpson addresses some common questions.