SEPARATED fathers could find it harder to secure 50-50 custody of their children, and women should be more easily able to raise concerns about violence, under proposed changes to the nation's custody

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by Tom Henderson Jan 29th 2010 A retired family court judge in Australia says fathers are not entitled to split custody of their children. Richard Chisholm says 50-50 custody often hurts kids. His

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January 30, 2010 On the afternoon when millions of Australians - and the nation's media outlets - were transfixed by the unveiling of the Federal Government's My School website, the Attorney-General

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EDWARD Dabrowski is the executive director of the Shared Parenting Council. He's based in Western Australia, where he works for BHP. He has two adolescent children and he's in a shared care arrangemen

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FURIOUS dads' groups say proposed national custody laws will create another stolen generation of children. Siobhan Duck From: Herald Sun January 30, 2010The Federal Government is considering laws

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FATHERS' groups have vowed to fight any attempt to roll back shared-care provisions in family law with plans to form a coalition to lobby the Senate and marginal electorates. ADELE HORIN January 30,

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"GIRLS can do anything" was the catch-cry of the feminist movement for years and although some gender imbalances remain, many equity battles have been won. May 30, 2009 But there's one area where w

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THE number of women arrested for violent offences hit a record high in the UK last year, more than doubling over the last decade, The Sun reported today. By Graeme Wilson From: NewsCore January 29

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FAMILY Court rules where parties have to file notices of abuse or family violence should be scrapped, according to a report issued yesterday, and instead every parenting case brought before the courts

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FAMILY law courts are failing children and parents suffering from domestic violence, spurring the Rudd Government to consider a major shake-up. RENEE VIELLARIS January 29, 2010 Federal Attorney-Gener

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A REPORT commissioned by the Rudd government recommends major changes to the controversial shared parenting law introduced by former prime minister John Howard, saying it has put women and children at

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By Online political correspondent Emma Rodgers The reluctance of some parents to report domestic violence in bitter custody battles could mean some children are returning to violent homes, Attorney-

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A mother who recently split from her partner is facing questioning over the murder of her two young children after their bodies were found in her car. Friday, January 29, 2010 Fiona Donnison, 43, w

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Recommendations PART 2 (PROCEDURES) Recommendation 2.1 That whatever steps are taken in relation to the future of the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Magistrates Court, the Government sho

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Separated fathers are not entitled to a 50-50 time split with their children, and legislation introduced by the Howard government in 2006 should be amended to make that clear, a report says. Herald Su

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28 January 2010 Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, today released key reports examining the operation of the family law system and how the family law courts deal with cases involving family violenc

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SEPARATED fathers are not entitled to a 50-50 time split with their children, and legislation introduced by the Howard government in 2006 should be amended to make that clear. Caroline Overington

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FAMILY law courts are failing children and parents suffering from domestic violence, sparking the Rudd Government to consider a major shakeup. By Renee Viellaris January 28, 2010 02:00pm Federal Att

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MILE-high hostie Lisa Robertson is in police custody after being charged with assaulting police yesterday afternoon. Antonia Magee From: Herald Sun January 27, 2010The ex-Qantas hostess, who made

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THE RECENT efforts to empower women and their ways through feminist movements, trainings in gender sensitivity, gender audits of development planning and execution, legislative measures etc., have wro

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In the battle of youth aggression, girls are matching their male counterparts blow for blow, according to a team of Brisbane researchers. The study, an ongoing survey of more than 8000 children, had led to what he said was a world-first finding - that female adolescents were as aggressive as male adolescents. SIMON O'BRIEN January 12, 2010 The University of Queensland group's report, published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, lends support to fears of increasing violence among girls and reports of schoolyard fights.

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POLICE are charging more women with assault in the Hunter and health workers say alcohol abuse is mostly to blame. BY DONNA PAGE 04 Jan, 2010 A Herald investigation has found that while the number of men arrested in the Hunter for non-domestic assaults has remained stable during the past decade, the number of women charged has increased almost 40 per cent. Data prepared for The Herald by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research also shows a 200 per cent surge in the number of women proceeded against by police for domestic violence-related assaults from October 1999 to September 2009.

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A 14-YEAR-OLD girl charged with assault after an alleged attack on two other teenage girls is just the latest in a growing trend of female violence, according to police. 16th January 2010 Police Inspector Kev Guteridge said the alleged incident, which happened in a suburban Bundaberg street on Thursday night, was part of a disturbing rise in violent behaviour among young girls. “There has been an increase in the number of girls who resort to violence,” Insp Guteridge said. “They used to call each other names across the playground. These days they pull out a knife or pick up a stick.”

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A boy of 11 has been ordered to leave his mother and move more than 100 miles to live with the father he hates. By Jonathan Petre Last updated at 5:27 PM on 24th January 2010 Appeal Court judges accepted last week that the boy was thriving with his mother, enjoying a life full of activities. Yet they still ruled that he should live with his father, whom he has not seen for nearly four years. Experts said the judgment reflected the emphasis the courts were now putting on the role of fathers and on the need for children to have contact with both parents. The boy’s parents split up before he was born and the father has been striving to win access for years.

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A DAD cleared of claims he sexually abused his kids is now hitting back at his ex wife. LAURIE NOWELL From: Sunday Herald Sun January 24, 2010 The man is accusing his ex-wife of perjury, assault and threatening to kill. The legal action, believed to be a first for Victoria, will set a controversial precedent and could open the floodgates to similar cases. "Bill", whose identity cannot be revealed for legal reasons, is alleging his wife deliberately lied when she made allegations that he had sexually abused their children. His affidavit was accepted by the Melbourne Magistrates' Court last week, a hearing date has been set for next month and a summons was due to be served on Friday. The case stems from a criminal trial during which Bill spent two years fighting charges based on his wife's allegations. He was eventually acquitted, but the ordeal cost him his job, his home and about $450,000 in lost income and legal costs. The case is also based on similar accusations of sexual abuse of their children made by the ex-wife during a bitter Family Court battle.

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The Sydney Morning Herald 10 January 2010 Alex McClintock The popularity of prenuptial agreements is expected to surge after laws that strengthen them took effect on Monday. Research by wedding we

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AMANDA Louise Manuel will serve no time in jail, despite assaulting three elderly people in care. The Advertiser January 23, 2010 No jail sentence given 'Excessive' and 'inexcusable' conduct Two

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A "SADISTIC" mother has been jailed in England for subjecting her healthy son to "24 hour-a-day torture" by pretending he was severely ill to gain publicity and cash. By David Williams, Sky News O

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A WOMAN weighing 136kg has pleaded guilty to killing her much smaller boyfriend - by sitting on him. By MyFox National From: NewsCore January 22, 2010Police in Cleveland said Mia Landingham and Mi

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A WOMAN accused of setting her husband's penis on fire will answer a murder charge in March. AAP January 22, 2010Rajini Narayan, 44, appeared briefly in the Adelaide Magistrates Court today charged

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A BRITISH single mother faces jail after she slept with a 12-year-old boy almost 200 times. NewsCore January 20, 2010Angela Sullivan had a ten-month affair with the victim after allegedly getting h

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One of the most contentious areas of the law has been the way it has been interpreted in cases where the children are under the age of two. Caroline Overington From: The Australian January 13, 20

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WHEN about 40 per cent of Australian marriages end in divorce, it is not feasible to entertain any return to past practice on custody arrangements, under which women were perceived to have the first c

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FAMILY law is a vexed and emotionally charged area. It has been a source of controversy and review for decades - ever since 1975 when Lionel Murphy enacted the Family Law Act, which enshrined no-fault

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A MOTHER found by the Family Court to be violent, untruthful, lacking moral values and responsible for the psychological and emotional abuse of her children has been given custody of them. Laurie No

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Married couples in France could end up with criminal records for insulting each other during arguments. Under a new law, France is to become the first country in the world to ban ' psychological vio

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