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FAMILY LAW AMENDMENT(SHARED PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY) BILL 2005
Author: Andrew Corish BA LlB - Accredited Specialist Family Law
Publish Date: August 2005
The Commonwealth Government has announced a major revision Family Law relating to children.

GUIDE TO ENFORCEMENT OF CHILDREN’S ORDERS
Author: Andrew Corish BA LlB - Accredited Specialist Family Law
Publish Date: August 2005
This is a guide to enforcing a “child order” in the courts; in particular an application by a “contact parent” to enforce the contact orders against a “residence parent”, on the basis that the residence parent has contravened the orders without reasonable excuse.

REPRESENTING YOURSELF IN FAMILY LAW PROCEEDINGS
Publish Date: August 2005
This is a guide for people who are acting for themselves in family law proceedings or considering doing so, or would like to know more about what is involved in family law proceedings.

Some things you should know about Wills
Publish date: February 2005

The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce
Author: Andrew Corish BA LlB - Accredited Specialist Family Law
Publish Date: February 2005
Judith Wallerstein is psychologist and leading researcher into family law issues in America. In 1971 she began a study of 60 families in California, interviewing the parents and in particular the children and continuing those interviews over a 25 year period.

Grandparents and Family Law
Author: Andrew Corish BA LlB - Accredited Specialist Family Law
Publish Date: February 2005
Grandparents do have rights under Family Law to maintain a relationship with their grandchildren. The position and importance of grandparents were strengthened by the 1995 amendments to the Family Law Act.

Surviving Christmas after Separation and Divorce
Author: Andrew Corish BA LlB - Accredited Specialist Family Law
Publish Date: December 2004
Christmas is a very difficult time to negotiate at the best of times. There is such a strain of expectations and a weight of emotional baggage, which we bring from the past, and from our childhoods. The problems and demands of Christmas can increase greatly after a marital separation.

Pre-Nuptial Agreements
Author: Andrew Corish BA LlB - Accredited Specialist Family Law
Publish Date: August 2004
It is now possible to enter into binding Pre-Nuptial Agreements (PNAs). These are agreements made prior to and in contemplation of marriage, and deal with financial arrangements in the event of separation.

 


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