A new family law scholarship has been announced by The Family Law Practitioners Association of Qld Ltd.
The Dianne Smith Post-Graduate Family Law Research Scholarship (named in honour of the retired Judicial Registrar and former President of FLPA) has a value of $15,000 to $35,000. An information sheet in relation to the scholarship can be found on the FLPA website. The closing date for applications for the scholarship is 31 October 2007.
International child abduction is one of the most distressing situations a parent can face. It often begins suddenly. A child is taken overseas without permission, or a parent agrees to overseas travel and then discovers the child is not being brought back. What sounds like a private family dispute can quickly become a complicated international… Read More »Parental Child Abduction: What to Do if Your Child is Not Returned
Surrogacy in Armenia may look attractive at first glance. The price point is lower than many other international programs, and Armenia does have a legal framework permitting surrogacy. But low cost is not the same thing as low risk. For intended parents, especially Australians, this is one of those jurisdictions that demands very careful scrutiny… Read More »Cheap Surrogacy in Armenia? The Hidden Legal Traps You Must Know
Stephen Page Joins Final ALRC Advisory Committee Meeting on Surrogacy Law Reform Our Legal Practice Director, Stephen Page, recently took part in the third and final meeting of the Advisory Committee to the Australian Law Reform Commission’s (ALRC) surrogacy inquiry. The ALRC is due to report to the federal government by 29 July. This is… Read More »ALRC Surrogacy Inquiry: What the Proposed Reforms Could Mean for Australians
