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Judge orders children to Italy

editor — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:19:30 +0000

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

Michael Kirby on marriage

editor — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:24:17 +0000

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 that gay relationships should be recognised by marriage.

http://gaynewsnetwork.com.au/viewpoint/viewpoint/6211-senthorun-raj-hear-ye-hear-ye.html

MPs debate Take Note motion on ‘shared parenting’

editor — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:17:47 +0000

In Bermuda, preliminary debate in parliament about shared parenting raises some very familiar issues.

http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20120414/NEWS01/704149977

Millionaire challenges $3.2m prenup with ex-dancer

editor — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:15:16 +0000

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

Gay dads’ baby pain after lesbian mothers took him overseas

editor — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:02:40 +0000

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

Nicola Roxon fixes Family Court de facto bungle

editor — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:00:14 +0000

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 regarding the return of a child from the UK to Australia

editor — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 06:55:32 +0000

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

Latest key decisions in international children’s law

editor — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 06:52:08 +0000

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 that the father’s Hague convention action was struck out because article 3 was not established. A similar length stay (2 years) in EF v MGS did not prevent a successful application however, because of different circumstances.

(b) Child’s objections
AJJ v JJ & Others canvasses the need to involve and engage the children themselves in proceedings where children’s objections are raised as a defence in Hague convention procedings.

(c) Article 13(b) harm
Looks forward to S v C clarifying that Re E is simply a restatement, not an evolution of the law of the Hague convention regarding harm.

There is also a note on SJ and Another v JJ and Another, where the court postponed making definitive return orders, as it did not consider it was in the child’s best interests to do so at the time of the hearing.

http://www.familylawweek.co.uk/site.aspx?i=ed96404

Gay dads’ baby pain after lesbian mothers took him overseas

editor — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 05:49:00 +0000

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

Nicola Roxon fixes Family Court de facto bungle

editor — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 05:47:05 +0000

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