The Australian Institute for Family Studies (“AIFS”) has
just recently released its report (https://aifs.gov.au/publications/evaluation-2012-family-violence-amendments)
into the 2012 changes to the Family Law system that brought in, amongst other
things, more of a focus on family violence in the family law area, as well as
‘screening’ for family violence in all cases.
Despite these changes, a significant proportion of those
involved in family law disputes, or even in families that never enter the
formal family law system of mediation,...
Sunday, 21 February 2016
Wednesday, 3 February 2016
#instafail - Posting on Social Media during your Family Law case
The rise and rise of social media sites
including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, WhatsApp and WeChat has
presented significant challenges for lawyers practising in all areas of law, but
particularly in family law.
Social media sites are more and more
attractive to people wanting to vent their anger, frustration or
disillusionment with what is going on in their lives, and this is reflected in
what practitioners see.
Often nowadays instant messages,
Facebook chats and emails between parties are submitted to Court as part...
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