Family Law in Australia

Michelle Fernando

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LexisNexis Butterworths Australia
03 November 2025

Family law

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Family Law in Australia provides a contemporary, detailed and accessible analysis of key family law issues and their positioning in Australian society. Current principles of Australian family law are explained in the context of their historical, social and legal background. The authors critically evaluate patterns of past and current reform, making this text invaluable for scholarly and vocational study in law and an authoritative text for use by legal practitioners. It also offers helpful insights for those practising in family dispute resolution and associated social sciences.

The eleventh edition has been comprehensively updated by a team of authors highly experienced in family law and made more accessible and concise. This edition provides up-to-date commentary on significant developments in the law, including:

the establishment of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, replacing the former Family Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court of Australia;

legislative amendments which commenced in 2024 about how a court makes parenting orders for children, including the determination of a child’s best interests;

legislative amendments which commenced in 2025 affecting the decision-making process for property settlement, including:

Clearer recognition of economic or financial abuse as family violence;

New provisions to take into account the economic effects of family violence and wastage;

New provisions about determining property disputes over companion animals;

the emerging role of parentage intentions in FLA matters;

recent initiatives and the law’s ongoing struggle to appropriately recognise the impacts of family violence on family members and family relationships.

Features

Combines analysis of current law and discussion of trends in social policy and research

Engaging, clear and relevant content

Authoritative author team

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By: Michelle Fernando
Imprint: LexisNexis Butterworths Australia
Country of Publication: Australia
Edition: 11th edition
Weight: 2.400kg
ISBN: 9780409358940
ISBN 10: 0409358940
Publication Date: 03 November 2025
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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