![T v S [2001] – The problem with self-representation: a Mother’s appeal for Redemption](https://www.fuenteslegal.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fuentes_blog-23.jpg)
by Nicolas Fuentes | Jul 7, 2024 | Case Studies
T V S [2001] FamCA 1147 Background This appeal case concerned a parenting dispute over a boy who was 2 years old at the time Orders were made at trial. This case reveals the limitations in serving justice when a party is self-represented, and the difficult position of...
![Carlson [2008] – A grandmother’s case where neither parent was “good enough”](https://www.fuenteslegal.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fuentes_blog-22.jpg)
by Nicolas Fuentes | Jul 7, 2024 | Case Studies, Court Reports
CARLSON & OTHERS & BOWDEN [2008] FamCA 1064 Facts This case concerned competing parenting applications for a young boy aged 4 at the time of trial. The main parties were the paternal grandmother and her partner, as well as the child’s parents. Both parents had...
![Vallans [2019] – Seeing eye to eye: Can a parent be given sole parental responsibility because of communication difficulties?](https://www.fuenteslegal.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fuentes_blog-21.jpg)
by Nicolas Fuentes | Jul 7, 2024 | Case Studies, Court Reports
Vallans & Vallans [2019] FamCAFC 260 There is a presumption in family law that parents share parental responsibility for their children. Parental responsibility means all the duties, powers, responsibilities and authority which a parent has, by law, in relation to...
![TAYLOR [2007] – Should a person’s “happiness” determine their relocation application?](https://www.fuenteslegal.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fuentes_blog-20.jpg)
by Nicolas Fuentes | Jul 7, 2024 | Case Studies, Court Reports
Relocation cases are difficult to determine. They commonly involve one parent who wishes to relocate with the child/ren to a place which would put considerable distance between the child/ren and the other parent. These cases are judged no differently to other cases...
![FERANTI [2010] – What happens when a party to a case dies?](https://www.fuenteslegal.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fuentes_blog-16.jpg)
by Nicolas Fuentes | Jul 7, 2024 | Case Studies
The case This was a case that had been in the Family Court of Australia for a considerable length of time, during which several interim orders had been made. When it was brought before the Court to prepare for trial, it came to light that the mother (one of the...
by Nicolas Fuentes | Jul 7, 2024 | Case Studies
MRR v GR [2010] HCA 4 The Case This was a High Court case that concerned parenting arrangements for an 8 year old child. The parties had been living in Mount Isa, Queensland, before and after their separation. They had originally moved there because the father...
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