Three new developments in the family law court system – what’s old is new again
Twenty-two years after splitting family law jurisdiction between two Courts, the government has passed legislation which merge the Federal Circuit Court and the Family Court back into one Court. The second development is that a new National Contravention List has been created to tackle family law non-compliance with court orders that are made in family law proceedings. And the third is that expanded powers have been delegated to Judicial Registrars and Registrars in the Family Law Courts to ease the burden of an increasing caseload on Judges. Read More