February 27, 2017

In an interim hearing, factual disputes concerning family violence may warrant greater weight being placed upon the need to protect a child from harm

Introduction In Ridley & Radford [2016] FCCA 3383, the Federal Circuit Court of Australia heard a father’s application for a recovery order relating to his 6 […]
February 8, 2017

Interim re-locations may be justified when they are generally consistent with the longstanding arrangements

Interim re-locations may be justified when they are generally consistent with the longstanding arrangements: Larsson & Casey [2016] FamCA 971. Introduction This case involved an appeal […]
October 10, 2016

The concept of risk and how it affects the court’s discretion in making parenting orders

The concept of risk and how it affects the court’s discretion in making parenting orders Description: This blog examines the court’s approach to determining which orders […]