![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...
by Nicolas Fuentes | Jun 26, 2024 | Court Reports
During the progression of a family law case, it is not uncommon for the Court to Order the preparation of various Reports. Given family law proceedings are civil in nature (party vs. party) and adversarial, the Court rarely has any independent evidence at the start of...
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