Access harder for fathers with new custody law
January 13, 2010 by admin
Filed under Child Custody, News
One of the most contentious areas of the law has been the way it has been interpreted in cases where the children are under the age of two.
THE Rudd government is preparing changes to the controversial shared parenting laws, to make it harder for separated fathers to argue for a 50-50 time split if their children are under the age of two.
The changes will come after the Attorney-General’s Department releases a massive report on child custody for public discussion, probably in the first week of next month.
The report, by the Australian Institute of Family Studies, is believed to be 1200 pages long, with a 30-page executive summary.
It was compiled with input from 28,000 people, making it one of the largest public consultation documents produced in Australia.
Contributors include parents, lawyers, judges, psychologists and others who work at the coalface of family law.
Read more…Change to child custody laws will make access harder for fathers – Your Family Network