Family law is the body of law pertaining to marriage and matrimonial issues. Its main aim is to protect each member of a family‚ whether that family is nuclear‚ de-facto‚ single parent‚ Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander or blended in nature‚ as family is the foundation of society. It can be argued that as society progresses in an ever developing world‚ the law continues to languish behind society’s changing values in regards to the recognition of same-sex relationships‚ surrogacy and birth technologies
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FAMILY LAW OVERVIEW PART II Family Law - Part II LEG400 December 10‚ 2011 Within this paper an overview of family law will be highlighted. The impact and state requirements by the Child Support Enforcement and Establishment of Paternity Act of 1974 will be discussed. Child support‚ guidelines‚ enforcement‚ duration‚ and tax implications will be analyzed. The difference between permanent alimony‚ lump-sum support‚ and rehabilitative support in spousal support
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Family law‚ The Protection of the Child COLLEGE COMPOSITION Submitted by Connie Rozarto June 13‚ 2009 The Protection of the Child. Introduction Family law is breaking the children by allowing the constant fighting to go on between parents‚ not protecting the children‚ and encouraging divorce. Family law has lost sight of its foundations not because it is not following
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Evaluate the effectiveness of the law in achieving justice for parties involved in relationship breakdown. Legislation and cases strive to achieve justice for all parties involved in a relationship breakdown. However‚ justice can be difficult to achieve as the law does not always uphold the rights of individuals. The law does reflect social and community values and strives to be accessible. Divorce is an example of the law being easily enforced‚ while with disputes involving children effectiveness
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The Nature of Family Law The Australian Bureau of Statistics defines a family as “two or more persons…who are related by blood‚ marriage‚ (registered or de facto)‚ adoption‚ step or fostering and who are usually resident in the same household”. Legal Requirements of marriage The legal definition of marriage is: (contained in the Marriage Act 1961) A union of a man and a woman Voluntarily entered into For life – this is the intention‚ but not the actual state of marriage To the exclusion
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Family Law Assessment Part 2: Essay ‘Evaluate the effectiveness of the law in achieving justice for parties involved in relationship breakdowns.’ Society’s changing social values towards the notion of ‘family’ has resulted in the legal system attempting to reform the law to reflect these changes. Due to the range of family types that exist today‚ relationship breakdowns have become complex. The legal system aims to provide a fair and equitable outcome for parties; however‚ this is a challenge due
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In 1975‚ the Australian Government introduced the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) in order to uphold a balance between spouses and de facto partners in regards to supporting and maintaining each parties legal rights. However‚ in recent years this legislation has caused growing disharmony between parental figures‚ with the rights of perspective fathers as well as existing ones‚ being neglected in the court of law. Major societal concerns have come to light in regard to a father’s legal rights under the
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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
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Family law covers rules for living together‚ prenuptial agreements‚ marriage‚ divorce‚ alimony‚ and mediation‚ along with the laws on domestic violence‚ child support‚ child custody and visitation‚ adoption‚ same-sex marriage‚ elder care‚ and senior law. Laws governing these areas vary from state to state. Family law courts hear cases involving these areas. Many of the courts offer access to self-help services and legal forms for individuals to proceed without an attorney. Family law is ruled
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FAMILY LAW – DE FACTO RELATIONSHIPS How is the relationship formed in Australia? According to Section 4AA of the Family Law Act 1975‚ the meaning of a de facto relationship involves two people (homosexual or heterosexual) where:- the people are not or were not legally married to each other. the people are not related to each other; parent‚ child(including adopted children)‚ sibling or descendant. the people have a relationship as a couple living together on a bona fide domestic basis.
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