Simon Bacon

Family Law Review update: Vol 7 Pt 1

By Journal Alerts on April 6, 2017

The latest Part of the Family Law Review includes the following material: “The prevalence of allegations of family violence in proceedings before the Federal Circuit Court of Australia” – Judge Joe Harman; “Another tool in their arsenal? The potential of domestic violence typologies to inform family law alternative dispute resolution processes” – Hayley Boxall and Dr Jason Payne; “The reach and efficacy of s 121 of the Family Law Act” – Sharon Rodrick and Adiva Sifris; Child Support: “Child support and the autochthonous expedient” – Simon Bacon; Property and Financial Arrangements: “Justice, equity and alteration of individual property interests” – Will Stidston and Anna Parker; Practice and Procedure: “The teetering capacity of family law litigants: The risks to mentally ill litigants when the court is unaware they lack capacity” – Bridget Cullen; In the High Court: “Parenting orders, children’s views, order in favour of ‘strangers’: Bondelmonte – Dean Foley; and Recent Cases: Lane v Nichols, Masters v Cheyne, Fewster v Drake, and Russo v Wylie.

Posted in Family Law Review (Fam L Rev), Journals, Update Summaries | Tagged Adiva Sifris, alternative dispute resolution, Anna Parker, appointment of financial administrator, appointment of guardian, autochthonous expedient, Bondelmonte v Bondelmonte [2017] HCA 8, Bridget Cullen, capacity, child support, Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 (Cth), children's views, Dean Foley, domestic violence typologies, Dr Jason Payne, Elford v Elford, Fam L Rev, family law litigants, family violence allegations, Federal Circuit Court of Australia, Fewster v Drake [2016] FamCAFC 214, Hayley Boxall, In the High Court, individual property interests, Judge Geoffrey Monahan, Judge Joe Harman, just and equitable, Lane v Nichols [2016] FamCAFC 234, Masters v Cheyne [2016] FamCAFC 255, mentally ill litigants, Michael P Johnson, Olivia Rundle, open justice, order in favour of "strangers", parenting orders, Practice and Procedure, Property and Financial Arrangements, property settlement, Recent cases, right to report, Russo v Wylie [2016] FamCAFC 227, s 121 of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth), Sharon Rodrick, Simon Bacon, Stanford v Stanford, Trevor McKenna, Will Stidston | Leave a response

Family Law Review update: Vol 6 Pt 2

By Journal Alerts on September 19, 2016

The latest Part of the Family Law Review includes the following material: “Children’s rights to culture in Australia: How FDR mediation can support these rights” – Mieke Brandon and Beth Dababneh; “Restraining legal practitioners” – Michael Kearney SC; “Superannuation splitting and family law” – Anne-Marie Rice and Joseph Box; Professional Insights: “Ethical obligations and duties in family law” – Chris Gunson SC; Child Support: “The doctrine of set off and child support” – Simon Bacon; Property and Financial Arrangements: “Comparable cases and the section 79 discretion” – Paul Glass and Anna Parker; Practice and Procedure: “Forensic restraint by family lawyers – not an optional extra” – Bridget Cullen; In the High Court: “Spousal maintenance and ‘financial resources’: Hall v Hall” – Olivia Rundle; and Recent Cases: Grier v Malphas; Bondelmonte v Bondelmonte; and Faukland v Shikia.

Posted in Family Law Review (Fam L Rev), Journals, Update Summaries | Tagged Add backs, Anna Parker, Anne-Marie Rice, Beth Dababneh, Bondelmonte v Bondelmonte [2016] FamCAFC 48, Bridget Cullen, child support, child support arrears, Children’s expressed wishes, children’s rights to culture, Chris Gunson SC, Contempt, Contributions and “skill set”, doctrine of set off, Ethical obligations and duties, Fam L Rev, Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) mediation, family dispute resolution practitioners (FDRPs), Family Law (Superannuation) Regulations 2001 (Cth), Family Law Act 1975 (Cth), Faukland v Shikia (2016) 308 FLR 56; [2016] FamCAFC 83, Fields v Smith (2015) 53 Fam LR 1; [2015] FamCAFC 57, financial resources, forensic restraint, Grier v Malphas [2016] FamCAFC 84, Hall v Hall (2016) 90 ALJR 695; [2016] HCA 23, In the High Court, Joseph Box, Michael Kearney SC, Mieke Brandon, Olivia Rundle, Ortleib v Lloyd (2015) 296 FLR 16; [2015] FCCA 377, Osferatu v Osferatu (2015) 301 FLR 295; [2015] FamCAFC 177, Paul Glass, Practice and Procedure, Professional Insights, Property and Financial Arrangements, Property division, property settlements, Pt VIIIB, R v Pham (2015) 244 A Crim R 280; [2015] HCA 39, Recent cases, restraint of legal practitioners, Retention in USA, section 79 discretion, self-managed funds, Severity of sentence, Simon Bacon, Spousal maintenance, superannuation splitting, Term of suspended sentence | Leave a response

Family Law Review update: Vol 6 Pt 1

By Journal Alerts on May 20, 2016

The latest Part of the Family Law Review includes the following material: an Editorial piece on the retirement of Dr Anthony Dickey QC as co-General Editor of the Journal; “Propagating principles for property matters in an arid landscape: A mirage or oasis?” – Brendan Ashdown; “Financial (dis)agreements: A critical appraisal of the Family Law Amendment (Financial Agreements and Other Measures) Bill 2015” – Genevieve Smit; Children and Parenting: “Expert reports” – Felicity Bell; Child Support: “The fog of overseas child support” – Simon Bacon; and Recent Cases: Saintclaire v Saintclaire; Commonwealth Central Authority v Cavanaugh; Child Support Registrar v Higgins; Child Support Registrar v Scullin (SSAT Appeal); and Slocomb v Hedgewood.

Posted in Family Law Review (Fam L Rev), Journals, Update Summaries | Tagged Australian Standards of Practice, Brendan Ashdown, child support, Child Support Registrar v Higgins [2016] FamCAFC 2, Children and Parenting, co-General Editor, consistent methodology, de facto couples, Dean Foley, Dr Anthony Dickey QC, Dr Richard Ingleby, Editorial, Fam L Rev, Family Law Amendment (Financial Agreements and Other Measures) Bill 2015 (Cth), Felicity Bell, financial agreements, foreign financial agreements, Genevieve Smit, Hague Convention on International Child Abduction, Judge Geoffrey Monahan, just and equitable alteration of existing interests in property, Michelle Fernando, Olivia Rundle, overseas child support, preparation of expert reports, proceedings out of time, property settlement proceedings, Pts VIIIA and VIIIAB of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth), Recent cases, Simon Bacon, Western Australia | Leave a response

Family Law Review update: December 2015

By Journal Alerts on December 11, 2015

The latest Part of the Family Law Review includes the following material: “Comment on the 2015 report of the Parliamentary Inquiry into the Child Support Program” – Maria Vnuk, Bruce Smyth and Tempe Archer; “Reconceptualising the treatment of “notional” assets in property settlement proceedings” – Richard Ingleby; Professional Insights: “The Notice of Risk: Why it is important and how to complete it” – Joe Harman; Children and Parenting: “Who is a parent and why does it matter?” – Felicity Bell; Child Support: “Informality in child support litigation” – Simon Bacon; Family Dispute Resolution: “Facilitative mediation in the family law arena: A good idea or an unreachable goal?” – Tamsyn Hinksman and Anne-Marie Rice; and Recent Cases: Donald v Forsyth; Elgin v Elgin; Jackson v Macek; and Janssen v Janssen.

Posted in Family Law Review (Fam L Rev), Journals, Update Summaries | Tagged 2015 Report of the Parliamentary Inquiry into the Child Support Program, Anne-Marie Rice, Babett v Falconer [2015] FamCAFC 124, Bruce Smyth, Burton v Churchin [2013] FLC 93-561; [2013] FamCAFC 180, child abuse, child support, Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 (Cth), Children and Parenting, Dean Foley, definition of non-parent, definition of parent, Donald v Forsyth, Elgin v Elgin, facilitative mediation, Fam L Rev, Family Dispute Resolution, family violence, Federal Circuit Court of Australia, Felicity Bell, Hon Kevin Andrews MP, Jackson v Macek, Janssen v Janssen, Joe Harman, Judge Geoffrey Monahan, Maria Vnuk, marriage as partnership, Michelle Fernando, Minister for Social Services, Notice of Risk, notional assets, Olivia Rundle, parenting orders, Professional Insights, property adjustment, property settlement, Recent cases, Richard Ingleby, s 60CC of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth), Simon Bacon, Stanford v Stanford (2012) 247 CLR 108; [2012] HCA 52, Tamsyn Hinksman, Tempe Archer | Leave a response

Family Law Review update: September 2015

By journals team on September 21, 2015

The latest Part of the Family Law Review includes the following material: “Judicial expression of a preliminary view” – Felicity Bell; “Social media evidence in family law: What can be used and its probative value” – Victoria Blakeley, Patricia Easteal, Emma Fitch and Jessica Kennedy; Professional Insights: “Public law issues in a private law system: Child protection and family law” – Robert Benjamin; Property and Financial Arrangements: “Not so special: Fields v Smith and the assessment of contributions in family law property matters” – Anna Parker; Child Support: “The vexed question of s 116(1)(b) of the Child Support (Assessment) Act” – Simon Bacon; and Recent Cases: Fields v Smith; Jurchenko v Foster; Carriel v Lendrum; Winch v Jackson; and Bilal v Omar.

Posted in Family Law Review (Fam L Rev), Update Summaries | Tagged Anna Parker, assessment of contributions, Bilal v Omar, Carriel v Lendrum, child protection, child support, Dean Foley, Emma Fitch, Fam L Rev, family law property matters, Felicity Bell, Fields v Smith, Jessica Kennedy, Judge Geoffrey Monahan, judicial expression, Jurchenko v Foster, Michelle Fernando, Olivia Rundle, Patricia Easteal, private family law proceedings, probative value, Professional Insights, Property and Financial Arrangements, Robert Benjamin, s 116(1)(b) of the Child Support (Assessment) Act, Simon Bacon, social media evidence, Victoria Blakeley, Winch v Jackson | Leave a response

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