FAMILY LAW – APPEAL – NULLITY – Where the appellant appeals an order refusing the grant of a nullity – Whether the primary judge erred in his application of the Marriage Act 1961 (Cth) – No error demonstrated – Where the appellant asserts that the primary judge erred i...

New figures released by the state government show an increase in contraventions of domestic violence orders in Queensland's busiest magistrates courts across a four-year period.

However, this surge in offences has showed signs of slowing in the past year.

It was a simila...

Some years ago there was a change in the Child Support Scheme (CSS) which essentially resulted in non-custodial parents (most often fathers) having the responsibility of financial support for children moved to them from the tax payer.

Perhaps as a natural consequence, t...