Relocating with the children

A particularly vexed question in family law cases is whether a separated parent can relocate, taking the children with them. There is nothing illegal about a parent relocating with the children, if there are no current orders in place that would have the effect of...

On Caring

I recently attended the Family Court in relation to a dispute between 2 parents over their two children. My client  had been prevented from seeing his two children by his wife for some months.  He was distraught. When I arrived at the Canberra Family Court I was...

Children’s wishes in family law disputes

Does it matter what the children want in family law parenting disputes? How do kids get to make their wishes known to the court? The over-riding principal of the Family Law Act is that in any parenting dispute, the court must make an order that is in the...