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Key decisions

  • Leena & Leena [2025] FedCFamC1A 241
  • Verber & Verber [2025] FedCFamC1A 240
  • Provenza & Provenza (No 4) [2025] FedCFamC1A 232
  • Tekla & Tekla [2025] FedCFamC1A 245

PROCEDURE

Preliminary views of trial judge not apprehended bias (Hogan J dissenting)

In Leena & Leena [2025] FedCFamC1A 241 (23 December 2025), the Full Court (Hogan, Altobelli and McNab JJ) allowed, in part, a mother’s appeal against property and parenting orders of Anderson J.

After a 10-year relationship and two children (aged 10 and seven), interim orders were made by consent for equal shared parental responsibility, for the children to live with the mother and that they spend three nights per fortnight with the father. At trial, the mother sought sole parental responsibility and alleged an unacceptable welfare risk. The father sought orders for five nights per fortnight.

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