In the media

An article about the controversial Hague Convention case in the Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/queensland/judge-orders-children-to-italy-20120515-1youm.html  

An interesting eye witness report of Michael Kirby’s appearance at the Senate committee on gay marriage.  A personal yet legally oriented analysis of the meaning of marriage vis a vis society as a whole, and how that informs his views … Continue reading →

In Bermuda, preliminary debate in parliament about shared parenting raises some very familiar issues. http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20120414/NEWS01/704149977  

The Australian: A MULTI-MILLIONAIRE businessman is challenging a prenuptial agreement in which he agreed to pay his second wife, an ex-strip club dancer. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/millionaire-challenges-32m-prenup-with-ex-dancer/story-e6frg6nf-1226303303730

TWO gay men involved in the famous Baby E custody case have spoken of their devastation at losing contact visits with their son after his lesbian mothers took him overseas. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/gay-dads-baby-pain-after-lesbian-mothers-took-him-overseas/story-fn7x8me2-1226299709650

The Australian: RETROSPECTIVE laws were introduced to parliament yesterday to fix an embarrassing government bungle that cast doubt on all Family Court decisions affecting the financial affairs of de facto couples. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/de-facto-bungle-finally-fixed/story-e6frg97x-1226299741550

Case note from UK Law Week about In the matter of S (a child).  Mother successfully appealed a decision in the UK that her son should be returned to Australia. http://www.familylawweek.co.uk/site.aspx?i=ed96452

A good overview by Jacqueline Renton in UK Law Week of decisions in international children’s law, in particular: a) Habitual residence Re H-K (Children) looks at circumstances in which an initially temporary stay in another country can become habitual residence, such … Continue reading →

TWO gay men involved in the famous Baby E custody case have spoken of their devastation at losing contact visits with their son after his lesbian mothers took him overseas. From the Herald Sun http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/gay-dads-baby-pain-after-lesbian-mothers-took-him-overseas/story-fn7x8me2-1226299709650

RETROSPECTIVE laws were introduced to parliament yesterday to fix an embarrassing government bungle that cast doubt on all Family Court decisions affecting the financial affairs of de facto couples. From The Australian http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/de-facto-bungle-finally-fixed/story-e6frg97x-1226299741550