In May 2013 the Australian Institute of Family Studies issued their final report of a study into the effectiveness of Independent Children’s Lawyers in the Australian Family Law System and these are the results. ..

Since 2009, separating couples have been able to file applications for divorce electronically (eFiling) via the Commonwealth Courts Portal at www.comcourts.gov.au…

Whilst Legal Aid and Community Legal Centres aim to provide financial assistance to those suffering legal hardship, their limited funding means that too often families are faced with the heavy burden of extensive legal costs. Such legal costs are for the most part unavoidable but there are several avenues available for clients to dispute hefty and overzealous legal costs…