The concept, Parental Alienation Syndrome, was initially brought about by American psychiatrist Richard Gardner in 1985. The term parental alienation is used to describe a situation where one parent is involved in psychologically manipulating their child to turn against the other parent.
Family violence is unfortunately a common occurrence for people separating. In certain circumstances, an Apprehended Domestic Violence Order may be taken out. This blog explains the two different types of AVOs and the impact on Family Law proceedings.
As of 6 May 2024, changes to the Family Law Act 1975 from the Family Law Amendment Act 2023 and the Family Law Amendment (Information Sharing) Act 2023, passed 19 October 2023, are in effect.
Are you navigating your way through a relationship breakdown? Do you need to work out how to proceed with respect to parenting matters and/or property matters with another party? This can include, but not be limited to:
Separation under one roof occurs when the former couple continues to live in the same home after separation.
This blog discusses how to protect your estate after separation
Unfortunately, sometimes matters ending up in the Family Court is inevitable. Parties can become so entrenched in their positions, or their views of what has occurred throughout the relationship may be so diametrically opposed, that it is impossible for them to meet in the middle. However, in most matters that Coleman Greig deals with, there are ways in which compromises can be reached.
When two parties decide to separate, it is important to keep in mind that time is of the essence. Both the Family Law Act and the associated court rules require strict adherence to certain time limitations, all of which are important for parties to a relationship breakdown to be aware of.
When parties to a marriage receive assistance from their parents, it is rare for them to put thought towards just how their parents might be protected in the event of the marriage breakdown.
You may be thinking that it will be a while before same-sex couples start filing for divorce, although there are many couples in Australia who have been married for a significant period of time.
Since being handed down on 27 February 2017, in the Full Court of the Family Court, the decision of Britt & Britt has had the potential to significantly impact the way that evidence in property matters, relating to family violence, is treated and therefore, how it’s admitted in evidence.
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