Due to intense media coverage, the Family Law Practitioners’ Association of Queensland (FLPA) has issued an outline of the law and relevant case history of the international custody matter involving four girls on the Sunshine Coast. FLPA president Deborah Awyzio said in reviewing the case it was important to clarify the laws around the Hague […]
More people will be protected from domestic violence due to amended laws set to come into force in September, according to the Family Law Practitioners’ Association of Queensland (FLPA). The Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 was the last legislative Act of the Bligh government and was passed last year with the support of […]
The Family Law Practitioners’ Association of Queensland (FLPA) yesterday welcomed the Federal Government’s introduction of the Family Law Amendment (Validation of Certain Orders and Other Measures) Bill 2012 into the House of Representatives to address the uncertainty surrounding de facto property orders. The uncertainty was created by the gap in jurisdiction of the Family Court […]
Many separating couples are now facing the effects of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) with some seeing half of their wealth eroded by declining property values and sharemarket falls, the Family Law Practitioners’ Association of Queensland (FLPA) warned today. FLPA president Deborah Awyzio said family law practitioners were constantly obtaining valuation updates to keep abreast […]
The Federal Government should enact retrospective legislation immediately to ratify de facto property orders or risk thousands of rulings being challenged, according to the Family Law Practitioners’ Association of Queensland (FLPA). The call comes in the wake of Wednesday’s shocking revelation that the Government has failed to properly authorise Family Court of Australia and Federal […]
The Family Law Practitioners’ Association of Queensland (FLPA) today urged people who are struggling with a family dispute to seek advice in an effort to resolve issues before taking matters into their own hands. The call follows the death of a father and two-year-old son who fell to their death off Brisbane’s Story Bridge yesterday. […]
The Family Law Practitioners’ Association of Queensland (FLPA) is calling for more resources, more federal magistrates, and more staff to cope with a workload that has increased by almost 10 per cent since 2007. According to the recent Federal Magistrates Court Annual Report 2010-11, family law applications have grown from 76,881 to 2006-2007 to 84,094 […]
The Family Law Practitioners’ Association of Queensland (FLPA) welcomed the passage through State Parliament last night of the Civil Partnerships Bill 2011. FLPA president Deborah Awyzio said it was the pleasing that the State Government had passed the Bill without amendment. “This is a huge reform that will place Queensland at the forefront of acceptance […]
The Family Law Practitioners’ Association of Queensland (FLPA) has welcomed moves to introduce a national scheme for domestic and family violence orders (DVOs). FLPA president Deborah Awyzio said establishing the national scheme – due to be introduced by 2013 – was an important step in streamlining domestic violence orders across all jurisdictions. “The collaboration between […]
The Family Law Practitioners’ Association of Queensland (FLPA) today called on the State Government to rethink an amendment to the Civil Partnerships Bill proposed by the Queensland Council of Civil Liberties. Under clause 18 of the new Bill, a proposed amendment requires the District Court to be satisfied that reasonable arrangements had been made for […]
