Family law: February 2026
From void financial agreements to anti‑suit disputes and unusual separation facts, recent judgments illustrate the breadth of issues shaping family law.
From void financial agreements to anti‑suit disputes and unusual separation facts, recent judgments illustrate the breadth of issues shaping family law.
Decisions on deviating from filed pleadings, AI misuse by a litigant in person, and whether completion of programs justifies reconsidering parenting orders.
One of the most important pieces of legislation under the Whitlam government, it came at a time of great change in the legal and political…
Reporting and analysis of recent family law decisions. By CRAIG NICOL and KELEIGH ROBINSON
Reporting and analysis of recent family law decisions. By CRAIG NICOL and KELEIGH ROBINSON
Reporting and analysis of recent family law decisions. By CRAIG NICOL and KELEIGH ROBINSON
Reporting and analysis of recent family law decisions. By CRAIG NICOL and KELEIGH ROBINSON
Family law practitioners should be aware of the new Critical Incident List which manages cases where a non-parent carer seeks parenting orders in narrow circumstances.
The Act does not set out circumstances where discharge of an Independent Children’s Lawyer may be warranted, rather this has developed from the case law.
Reporting and analysis of recent family law decisions. By CRAIG NICOL and KELEIGH ROBINSON
In parenting disputes regarding whether to vaccinate a child against Covid-19, a primary consideration is whether the decision will be in the child’s best interest.
Reporting and analysis of recent family law decisions. By CRAIG NICOL and KELEIGH ROBINSON
Two unrelated cases of Stanford v Stanford illustrate the intersection of family, succession and arguably elder law in a blended family context.