The "c" word may soon be a thing of the past, at least for families negotiating the most painful aspect of separation and divorce: custody of their children.

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Divorce is tough on all involved, especially the children. By smoothing the way toward sound custody agreements, House Bill 1400 offers help in the vast majority of cases: those involving two fit pare

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FAMILY relationship centres created by the Howard government to keep families out of courtrooms have had their funding slashed by $43.9 million, a move experts say could drive family disputes back int

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One year after ground-breaking reforms that were meant to open thousands of hearings to the media, more family courts are now more closed to public scrutiny, it is claimed today. Media organisations

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Posted: April 28, 2010 : A ruling by the Czech Constitutional Court promises to make it easier for fathers to gain custody of their children, with the court saying cases should be decided according to

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A group that has filed a $200 million class action against the Tasmanian Government held a protest on the steps of the Federal Court in Hobart this morning. The group is calling itself Juries Against

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The evidence is overwhelming. Absent fatherhood is tearing apart communities, schools and our youth. Yet every opponent of state House Bill 2916 represents an industry that profits from its existence.

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A high suicide rate among people involved in Family Court custody proceedings has prompted the country's top family judge to shake up the system. The court is speeding up the way it deals with childc

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The shared parenting laws central to the 2006 Family Law reforms are in need of some fixing, says Professor Belinda Fehlberg, but there is continuing debate on how best to move forward. By David Scott

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The call by Family Court Chief Justice Diana Bryant for the law to be changed so that important matters relating to a child's welfare that have been disclosed in mediation are admissible as evidence h

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THE Chief Justice of the Family Court has called for a radical change to the law to provide more protection to family members at risk of violence. CAROL NADER February 25, 2010 In what could be a c

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THE Full Court of the Family Court has clarified what it means by "shared care" for children after divorce, and it isn't a 50-50 time split between parents. Caroline Overington From: The Australia

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Should 50-50 shared custody of children be abandoned? *Results NO - 61.61% (1343 votes) **YES - 38.39% (837 votes) **This online poll was published in the midst of a mis-leading and subsequently d

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MEN'S advocacy groups are joining forces to defend shared parenting laws, which they say are under threat after the release of a government-commissioned report. PerthNow February 09, 2010What have

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Shared parenting by separated couples is not a perfect solution but that's no reason to scrap it Angela Shanahan From: The Australian February 06, 2010 TWO stories last week resonated with a fami

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Pay attention all parents before the Family Court and any parent who has come to the attention of the Police or community services. Here’s the deal: your kids’ rights trump yours. 04/02/20

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PRIME minister Kevin Rudd has flagged year-end changes to Australia's child-support system, saying the present arrangements are causing many families angst. AAP February 05, 2010Mr Rudd today ackn

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Family law reforms in 2006 were aimed at encouraging separated parents to share the responsibility and care of their children more equally and without going to court if this was safe. In reality, shar

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In 2006, Australia enacted changes to its Family Law that established the presumption of shared parenting. They also encouraged couples in danger of divorcing to try alternative means of settling the

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THE shared parenting law introduced by the Howard government has resulted in more children spending time with both parents after divorce, but the numbers who do so are minuscule and most children stil

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ELIZABETH JACKSON: The Federal Opposition has warned the Government against making changes to family law that alter the principle of giving children the right to a meaningful relationship with both pa

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30th January 2010 ATTORNEY-GENERAL Robert McClelland has released reports into the family law system on how the family law courts deal with cases involving family violence. Mr McClelland said the re

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The most comprehensive evaluation of Australia’s family law system – drawing on the experience of 28,000 Australians – has found that overall the recent reforms are working well for

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MEN'S rights groups will fight any planned rollback of the shared parenting laws, saying reports released yesterday prove an overwhelming majority of Australians support the right of children to know

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A REPORT on family law recommends a change to the legal definition of violence to encompass behaviour that is "economically abusive", threatening or coercive. The Australian January 30, 2010The r

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A MAJORITY of family court lawyers believe shared parenting laws introduced by the Howard government in 2006 favour fathers over mothers and parents over children. Caroline Overington From: The Au

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BRENDAN TREMBATH: The Federal Attorney-General is moving to put the interests of children back at the centre of disputes over custody. Robert McClelland has released a number of reports into the prob

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THE peak body representing Australian lawyers has applauded the federal government's three newly released reports examining the operation of the family law system and law cou