Divorce In Australian Family Law
Divorce in Australia
Family Law Unit
Mark A
Legal Studies
With the very nature and fluidity of Family Law, many attempts at definitive meanings are met with a high degree of confusion even by the most learned minds. Family law is an area of the law that deals with family-related issues and domestic relations. This can includes the establishment of family and domestic relationships, the rules for creating a union, right up to their termination or dissolution, and the subsequent issues related to this, such as alimony, child support, property division, custody etc. When the bliss of a marriage turns cold, there are many couples out there, or even individuals who believe that their marriage is beyond help therefore …show more content…
This can be applied to David’s case. (Author Unknown, Case Study: David’s Story, 2003) David and his wife had been married for almost twenty-five years. His wife arranged a school reunion Christmas party via an infamous website where old school-friends reunite. On the night of the reunion party she didn't come home at the time she had said she would, three hours went past and David was worried sick thinking that something had happened to her. His wife confronted and told him that at the party she had met an old boyfriend from twenty-seven years previous who had told her that he had never stopped loving her and they had been kissing and cuddling outside of the party. Their communication had stopped and they were living in separate parts of the house. David’s wife had later decided that she would move into her own place and David was shocked to find out she was accompanied by her old boyfriend, they then filed for divorce. In this case, counselling could have been implemented to support the couple work on their marriage, instead of resorting to divorce. Like David said, It helps to talk to people, 'a problem shared is a problem halved' so they say, and if they were to choose couple counselling, they may have resolved the core problem of the …show more content…
Jennifer Lopez and, her now ex-husband, Marc Anthony, recently devoted their time to couple counselling, after certain implications in their marriage. Friends close to the couple told the tabloids that the couple had huge and horrible heated arguments since day one and finally, it was just too much for Jennifer to deal with any longer. Lopez and Anthony unfortunately divorce not long after they had resorted to couple’s counseling. Due to her stress at work and the questioning of Anthony’s fidelity, Lopez could not cope. This case proves that both partners in the relationship must be willing to attain help from counselors. Although the counseling in this case did not work, if couple’s counseling was made mandatory before divorce, both partner would have no choice, but to consistently work with their partner, in address their marital issues. (Author Unknown, Jennifer Lopez is Devastated that Marriage Counseling Didn’t Work,
Family Law Unit
Mark A
Legal Studies
With the very nature and fluidity of Family Law, many attempts at definitive meanings are met with a high degree of confusion even by the most learned minds. Family law is an area of the law that deals with family-related issues and domestic relations. This can includes the establishment of family and domestic relationships, the rules for creating a union, right up to their termination or dissolution, and the subsequent issues related to this, such as alimony, child support, property division, custody etc. When the bliss of a marriage turns cold, there are many couples out there, or even individuals who believe that their marriage is beyond help therefore …show more content…
This can be applied to David’s case. (Author Unknown, Case Study: David’s Story, 2003) David and his wife had been married for almost twenty-five years. His wife arranged a school reunion Christmas party via an infamous website where old school-friends reunite. On the night of the reunion party she didn't come home at the time she had said she would, three hours went past and David was worried sick thinking that something had happened to her. His wife confronted and told him that at the party she had met an old boyfriend from twenty-seven years previous who had told her that he had never stopped loving her and they had been kissing and cuddling outside of the party. Their communication had stopped and they were living in separate parts of the house. David’s wife had later decided that she would move into her own place and David was shocked to find out she was accompanied by her old boyfriend, they then filed for divorce. In this case, counselling could have been implemented to support the couple work on their marriage, instead of resorting to divorce. Like David said, It helps to talk to people, 'a problem shared is a problem halved' so they say, and if they were to choose couple counselling, they may have resolved the core problem of the …show more content…
Jennifer Lopez and, her now ex-husband, Marc Anthony, recently devoted their time to couple counselling, after certain implications in their marriage. Friends close to the couple told the tabloids that the couple had huge and horrible heated arguments since day one and finally, it was just too much for Jennifer to deal with any longer. Lopez and Anthony unfortunately divorce not long after they had resorted to couple’s counseling. Due to her stress at work and the questioning of Anthony’s fidelity, Lopez could not cope. This case proves that both partners in the relationship must be willing to attain help from counselors. Although the counseling in this case did not work, if couple’s counseling was made mandatory before divorce, both partner would have no choice, but to consistently work with their partner, in address their marital issues. (Author Unknown, Jennifer Lopez is Devastated that Marriage Counseling Didn’t Work,