Family law has been overhauled. With the new changes about to kick in, how will they affect children?
- Written by Zoe Rathus, Senior Lecturer in Law, Griffith University
In October 2023, the federal parliament passed major changes to how children’s cases are decided under the Family Law Act, which kick in next month.
Among other things, they repeal a controversial legal presumption introduced in 2006. It was presumed that “equal shared parental responsibility” is in the best interests...