Parenting Matters Views of the Child in Parenting Matters Are the views of the child relevant to parenting orders? Under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) (“the Act”), the Court gains the power to make parenting orders that are binding on all parties involved. In so considering what Order would be in the “best interests […]
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Parenting Matters The Impact of Family Violence Upon Children How is Parenting Order made? Under Section 64B of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) (“the Act”), the Court gains the power to make parenting orders that are binding on all parties involved. In making such an order, under Section 61DA(1) of the Act, the starting
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Contesting an Intervention Order Intervention Orders Contesting the Order If the Respondent does not agree to the Intervention Order being made, and the parties do not agree on an undertaking, then the Respondent can contest the Intervention Order application. If the Respondent contests the Intervention Order, then the matter will move to the next stage
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The process of an intervention order Intervention Orders Application for an Intervention Order The first stage of an Intervention Order is for the Protected Person (or victim) to make an application to the court. There are 2 types of Intervention Order applications – police applications, and non-police applications. A police application occurs when the Protected
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Family Violence and Family Members Intervention Orders What is Family Violence? Family violence in Victoria is legally defined by Section 5 of the Family Violence Protection Act 2008. The law defines family violence very broadly and includes: Physical abuse (e.g. hitting, punching, slapping, kicking); Sexual abuse (e.g. sexual assault, rape, sexually coercive behaviour, sexually degrading insults); Emotional and
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