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Update to adult adoptions in Victoria
By Christopher Ragozzino, Senior Associate The County Court of Victoria (“Court”) has updated the way the Court handles adoptions, parentage orders and applicat…
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Critical Incident List: What happens when there is no parent to care for a child due to death, critical injury, or incarceration
By Georgia Bishop, Lawyer Trigger warning-this article contains sensitive material which some individuals may find confronting. The Federal Circuit and Family C…
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Married and in a De Facto Relationship
By Georgia Bishop, Lawyer Whilst it is common knowledge that polygamy in Australia is illegal, this does not prevent the phenomenon where a party is married and…
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Contraventions: when is there a reasonable excuse?
By Georgia Bishop, Lawyer A justice of Division 1 of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia recently found that a mother did not have a reasonable ex…
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