![Bondelmonte [2017] – “I want to live with Dad overseas” – the influence of teenage children’s views](https://www.fuenteslegal.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fuentes_blog-14.jpg)
by Nicolas Fuentes | Jul 7, 2024 | Case Studies
Bondelmonte v Bondelmonte [2017] HCA 8 The Case This was a case which reached the High Court. It concerned the return to Australia of two teenage boys, aged nearly 17 and 15, who at the time were holidaying with their father in New York. The father had overextended...
![REYNOLDS [2016] – To hyphenate a child’s surname, or not?](https://www.fuenteslegal.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fuentes_blog-13.jpg)
by Nicolas Fuentes | Jul 7, 2024 | Case Studies
REYNOLDS & SHERMAN [2016] FamCAFC 240 The Case The case concerned a mother who appealed a Court Order which hyphenated the child’s surname to include both parents’ surnames. The mother wished for their son to only bear her surname, while the father wanted the...
![BURTON [2013] – Primary consideration is limited to parents](https://www.fuenteslegal.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fuentes_blog-12.jpg)
by Nicolas Fuentes | Jul 7, 2024 | Case Studies
Burton & Churchin & Anor [2013] FAMCAFC 180 The case This was an appeal in the Family Court of Australia concerning a young girl, aged 10. The main appealing party was the child’s step mother, while the respondents were the child’s French aunt (she lived in...
![ALDRIDGE [2009] – It’s in the child’s best interests for a village to raise them](https://www.fuenteslegal.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fuentes_blog-11.jpg)
by Nicolas Fuentes | Jul 7, 2024 | Case Studies
Aldridge & Keaton [2009] FAMCAFC 229 The Case This was an appeal brought the the mother of a young girl, almost 3 years old at the time of trial. The respondent was the former same-sex partner of the mother. The respondent had been in the child’s life around the...
by Nicolas Fuentes | Jul 7, 2024 | Case Studies
Goode [2006] FamCA 1346 What was the case about? The case was brought by the appellant father who argued that the Court had improperly applied certain provisions of the Family Law Act, while other provisions had been ignored altogether (for example, section 60CC...
by Nicolas Fuentes | Jul 7, 2024 | Case Studies
Doherty & Doherty [2006] FamCAFC 182 What was the case about? The case concerned a father who wished to re-open a parenting case where final Orders had been made 4 years prior. The father claimed there had been a significant change in circumstances since the 2012...
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