Media Release 9 April 2020 FLPA endorses reasonable and sensible approach to parenting orders The Family Law Practitioners Association of Queensland (FLPA) supports the statement from the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court (the Courts) encouraging parents to take a reasonable and sensible approach to ensure they comply with existing parenting orders during the current […]
You may have seen the Prime Minister’s announcement today that all non-essential gatherings of more than a hundred people should be cancelled, taking into consideration the coronavirus epidemic (COVID-19), for the foreseeable future. As a result, we have had to make the difficult decision today to cancel the Retreat. It goes without saying that we […]
Early bird registration is now open for FLPA’s flagship annual event – the Family Law Retreat in Noosa from 18-20 June 2020. Held again at the wonderful venue of Peppers Noosa Resort & Villas, the 2020 Retreat promises to offer something for all practitioners – from early career to experienced – the Retreat’s early bird […]
Media Release 29 February 2020 FLPA calls for better legal aid funding management The Family Law Practitioners Association of Queensland (FLPA) welcomes the government’s announcement to provide more funding to Legal Aid Queensland for cases to which section 102NA of the Family Law Act 1975 applies but calls for an improved system for managing and […]
FLPA’s Family Law Retreat is back in 2020 at the great venue of Peppers Noosa Resort & Villas. Make sure you save the date and don’t miss the next Retreat. The two-day conference will be held from 18-20 June 2020 and the Retreat organising committee is busy putting together a powerful program that will be […]
Congratulations to the FLPA Board members for 2019-20 who were appointed at the FLPA Annual General Meeting on Wednesday. President – James Steel Vice President – Dan Bottrell Secretary – Rebecca Horsley Treasurer – Joseph Box Committee – Clare Dart, Shannon Daykin, Ian Field, Dearne Firth, Lisa Foley, and Stephanie Wilkinson Regional Members – […]
Statement from FLPA president James Steel The Courier-Mail article “Judges fly to Brisbane to clear family law backlog” on 26 September neither accurately describes the process undertaken by the Court, nor does anything to help separated families resolve their disputes and move forward with their lives. Addressing the backlog in family law matters in Brisbane […]
The Family Law Retreat, presented by the Family Law Practitioners Association of Queensland (FLPA), will be held 13 – 15 June 2019 once again at Peppers Noosa Resort & Villas, Noosa Heads. After a sold out and superbly successful inaugural Family Law Retreat in 2018, FLPA is pleased to once again host the flagship event […]
FLPA is proud to announce the incoming committee for 2019 following the recent Annual General Meeting held on 8 November. Congratulations to James Steel who was elected unopposed as the new FLPA president for 2019 after serving two years as vice president. James is a principal in Barry Nilsson Lawyers family law team and is […]
There has been much commentary over the past week with regard to the announcement made by the Attorney General on 30 May 2018 to amalgamate the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court of Australia into the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCA). The Family Law Practitioners Association of Queensland (FLPA) […]
