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Custody and Parenting Orders

The parenting regime of the Family Law Act is set out in Pt VII. Its purpose is to: ensure that children have the benefit of both parents’ involvement in their lives to the extent that this is consistent with the their best interests; protect children from physical or...

Divorce and De Facto Separation in Australia

Marriage A “marriage” is "the union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others, voluntarily entered into for life.” In light of this definition, then, there are 4 requirements for a valid marriage: the marriage in question is a voluntary union; it is between...