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Woman living with another man without divorcing first husband seeks maintenance as wife: Allahabad HC says she was not legally married to him; claim rejected

The Allahabad High Court has set aside a Family Court order granting maintenance to a woman after holding that she failed to establish she was the man's legally wedded wife. She never divorced her first husband before starting to live with another man. However, the court upheld maintenance for their…

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Family violence victims to lose vital access to justice

Vital volunteers who help victim-survivors of family violence navigate the justice system will be ripped from family courts unless urgent funding is secured.

AAP

Parents' support to wife doesn't relieve husband of maintenance duty: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a husband cannot deny maintenance to his wife simply because her parents offer financial help. The court emphasized that parental support is not the wife's income and doesn't absolve the husband of his legal duty. Allowing a wife's plea, the High Court increased…

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Delaware Court Refuses to Ban Father's Social-Media Posts About "any Family Court Litigation, [Mother], and Their Child"

From Delaware Family Court Judge Eliza Hirst's order in M— R— v. C— H—, decided Mar. 4 but just posted… The post Delaware Court Refuses to Ban Father's Social-Media Posts About "any Family Court Litigation, [Mother], and Their Child" appeared first on Reason.com.

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Mother whose sons were killed by their father says law change will save lives

A law which guides the Family Court to presume that contact with both parents is usually in the best interests of a child is to be repealed.

The Independent UK

5 ways to tackle Australia’s backlog of asylum cases

People who apply for asylum in Australia face significant delays in having their claims processed. These delays undermine the integrity of the asylum system, erode public confidence and cause significant distress to people seeking asylum.

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Children put at ‘unnecessary risk’ under proposals to overhaul mental health law

Baroness Berridge called for greater safeguards to be put in place for children experiencing mental illness.

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Multi-millionaire's ex-partner loses her bid for share of £18m London home after 'cruel' Alps meeting

Christina Haynes was led to believe she had been promised a share of the home at a ‘cruel’ meeting in the Alps

Evening Standard

‘Astonishing’ development in case of baby girl found abandoned in shopping bag

Elsa was less than an hour old when she was found by a dog walker

The Independent UK

Abandoned baby takes first steps as investigation to find parents continues

Elsa, the third of three siblings to be abandoned by the same parents, was found in east London in January last year.

Evening Standard

Life extinct behind bars for Family Court bomber

Family Court bomber Leonard Warwick has died while serving life sentences for slaying a judge, a judge's wife and a church-goer in acts of revenge.

AAP

Scheme allowing more reporting in family courts rolled out in England and Wales

A pilot of the scheme was first introduced in 2023.

Evening Standard

Sara Sharif family court judges have 'serious concerns' over identities being revealed

Journalists are appealing for the identities of three family court judges to be revealed

Evening Standard

Judges involved in Sara Sharif care cases should be named, Court of Appeal told

Several media organisations are appealing against a High Court decision barring judges involved in historic proceedings being named.

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The Independent UK

Nearly 80 former couples thought they were divorced - thanks to a Family Court blunder they were wrong

The 79 former pairs had made a mistake in their divorce applications two years ago that wasn’t picked up by the courts when the break-ups were approved months later

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s family court ‘keeps women unsafe’ and is used against them, inquiry hears

Single Mother Families Australia CEO asked why magistrates and courts don’t share information live, saying the technology already exists

Reason

Ending Fees and Fines for Juvenile Offenders is Best for Rehabilitation

A former chief judge of Delaware's Family Court argues that imposing fines and fees on juvenile offenders undermines their potential to become productive, law-abiding adults.

Newsroom.co.nz

How discredited 'parental alienation syndrome' is being used to cover up abuse

Thousands of children in New Zealand will go to bed tonight in the court-ordered care of violent fathers because a judge accepted a diagnosis of a non-existent disorder

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The Guardian - AU

Judges to be protected against civil lawsuits after Salvatore Vasta sued over wrongful imprisonment

Australian government to grant federal circuit court and family court judges the same protections as other commonwealth judges under new legislation

Newsroom.co.nz

Court grapples with Newsroom's banned story

Crown lawyers face strong questioning from judges as Newsroom tries to overturn a ban on a video investigation into Oranga Tamariki.

The Times of India

Recording of phone conversations violates privacy rights: Chhattisgarh high court

RAIPUR: Setting aside a family court order, the Chhattisgarh High Court has held that recording a telephonic conversation without the knowledge and permission of the person concerned is a violation of the right to privacy under Article 21 of the Constitution.

The Hindu

Phone conversations recorded without consent violate right to privacy, not admissible evidence: Chhattisgarh HC

Chhattisgarh HC rules recording phone convos w/o consent violates right to privacy. Court set aside Family Court order allowing husband to re-examine wife based on recorded convo. HC cited Article 21 of Constitution, Supreme Court & MP HC judgments in ruling.

AAP

Therapy dog Poppy lends kids in court a helping paw

Labrador Poppy has been sworn in as the Federal Circuit Court's first official therapy dog to help children and other court users grappling with anxiety.

The Times of India

Delhi Court grants Shikhar Dhawan divorce on grounds of cruelty by wife

NEW DELHI: The Family Court of Delhi has granted a divorce to Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan, with the judgement citing cruelty as the primary reason. The court's verdict comes after an 11-year marriage and follows an agreement between the parties that they had not been living as husband and wife…

Newsroom.co.nz

Family Court is an unsafe space for victims of family violence

That victims of family violence should need an independent guide for support information is evidence of systemic failures of our court system, write Carrie Leonetti and Deborah Mackenzie

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