Civil Law, Family Law, Nav and Saskia by https://padlet.com/smortarotti/fh7us610rath Made with good vibes en-us 2017-09-19 00:17:43 UTC 2025-11-02 22:51:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Rocket.png Family Law smortarotti https://padlet.com/smortarotti/fh7us610rath/wish/188703241 Family Law is the body of law that deals with Marriage, divorce, custody, adoption, support, paternity and other domestic relations issues.]]> 2017-09-19 00:21:18 UTC https://padlet.com/smortarotti/fh7us610rath/wish/188703241 Marriage smortarotti https://padlet.com/smortarotti/fh7us610rath/wish/188703280 2017-09-19 00:21:31 UTC https://padlet.com/smortarotti/fh7us610rath/wish/188703280 Adoption smortarotti https://padlet.com/smortarotti/fh7us610rath/wish/188703303 2017-09-19 00:21:43 UTC https://padlet.com/smortarotti/fh7us610rath/wish/188703303 Children smortarotti https://padlet.com/smortarotti/fh7us610rath/wish/188703511 2017-09-19 00:23:19 UTC https://padlet.com/smortarotti/fh7us610rath/wish/188703511 De Facto Relationships smortarotti https://padlet.com/smortarotti/fh7us610rath/wish/188704574
The Family Law Act provides that a de facto relationship can exist:
  • between two unmarried persons of different sexes
  • between two persons of the same sex
  • where one of the parties is legally married to someone else or in another de facto relationship.

Financial: Couples can apply to the Family Court if they cannot agree about financial matters when they separate.

Registration: The Relationships Act allows unmarried couples ( both heterosexual and same-sex couples ) to register their relationship with the Victorian Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages. To be eligible, both of the parties must ordinarily live in Victoria. Neither person can be married or be in another registered relationship.
]]> 2017-09-19 00:29:29 UTC https://padlet.com/smortarotti/fh7us610rath/wish/188704574 Family Violence smortarotti https://padlet.com/smortarotti/fh7us610rath/wish/188704597
  • physically abusive 
  • sexually abusive
  • emotionally/psychologically abusive
  • economically abusive
  • socially abusive
  • threatening or coercive
  • intentionally damaging property
  • exposing a child to violence

    • ]]>     2017-09-19 00:29:38 UTC https://padlet.com/smortarotti/fh7us610rath/wish/188704597     A marriage must be valid smortarotti https://padlet.com/smortarotti/fh7us610rath/wish/195080970
  • heterosexual
  • monogamous
  • voluntary 
  • of marriageable age
  • the parties must follow the procedure specified by the Act prior to the marriage ceremony.
    • ]]>     2017-10-09 02:57:48 UTC https://padlet.com/smortarotti/fh7us610rath/wish/195080970     Divorce smortarotti https://padlet.com/smortarotti/fh7us610rath/wish/195081482 The Family Law Act defines divorce as the termination of a marriage other than by the death of one of the parties to the marriage. 
    To prove irretrievable breakdown, the parties must have separated and lived apart for a continuous period of at least 12 months.]]>     2017-10-09 03:02:27 UTC https://padlet.com/smortarotti/fh7us610rath/wish/195081482     Reasons why people wish to adopt a child nsekhon https://padlet.com/smortarotti/fh7us610rath/wish/195398363
  • They are unable to have children of their own
  • They may want to adopt their foster child
  •  They want to provide for a child who's in need of a family
    • ]]>     2017-10-09 22:28:56 UTC https://padlet.com/smortarotti/fh7us610rath/wish/195398363     Reasons why a child may need a family nsekhon https://padlet.com/smortarotti/fh7us610rath/wish/195398524
  • The birth mother is unable to provide for her child and feels adoption is the best option
  • They may be an orphan
  • The child may have been born in another country and, because of war or poverty, the parents have placed the child in permanent care.
    • ]]>     2017-10-09 22:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/smortarotti/fh7us610rath/wish/195398524     Parenting Plans smortarotti https://padlet.com/smortarotti/fh7us610rath/wish/195405055 Many separating parents reach agreement about the arrangements for the care of their children without resorting to court action. 

    Agreement may be reached privately by the parents or with the assistance of a family counsellor or mediator. 

    The agreement can be recorded in a written parenting plan that is dated and signed by both parents.]]>     2017-10-09 23:33:53 UTC https://padlet.com/smortarotti/fh7us610rath/wish/195405055     Parenting Orders nsekhon https://padlet.com/smortarotti/fh7us610rath/wish/195518554
    In some cases, the issues relating to children cannot be sorted out by the parties. As a last resort, the following persons may apply to the court for a parenting order:

    • either or both parents
    • grandparents
    • the child
    • any other person who is concerned with the welfare of the child.
    ]]>     2017-10-10 10:45:14 UTC https://padlet.com/smortarotti/fh7us610rath/wish/195518554     Child Support nsekhon https://padlet.com/smortarotti/fh7us610rath/wish/195518948 Each family is different and many separating parents reach their own private agreement about the financial support of their children.

    The amount of money to be paid is calculated using a formula. The formula takes into account:

    • both parents' incomes
    • the amount that each parent will need for self-support after separation (the amount is the same for both parents)
    • the number of children
    • the age of the children

    ]]>     2017-10-10 10:46:47 UTC https://padlet.com/smortarotti/fh7us610rath/wish/195518948     Eligibility nsekhon https://padlet.com/smortarotti/fh7us610rath/wish/195519483 To be eligible to apply for child support the applicant must:

    • be separated from his or her partner, this includes same-sex partners
    • have children under the age of 18 years
    • provide at least 35 per cent of the care to the children.
    ]]>     2017-10-10 10:48:43 UTC https://padlet.com/smortarotti/fh7us610rath/wish/195519483     Alternative to adoption nsekhon https://padlet.com/smortarotti/fh7us610rath/wish/195521453 An alternative to adoption is a permanent care order. Children may be placed in the permanent care of another family when their birth family is unable or unwilling to provide appropriate care.

    Approximately 100 children are placed in permanent care in Victoria every year. The reasons their birth family cannot look after them include mental illness, drug and alcohol problems and child abuse.
    ]]>     2017-10-10 10:57:18 UTC https://padlet.com/smortarotti/fh7us610rath/wish/195521453     Difference between adoption and permanent care? nsekhon https://padlet.com/smortarotti/fh7us610rath/wish/195521575 There are legal differences between adoption and permanent care. Adopted children become the child of the adoptive parents and a new birth certificate is issued. Children in permanent care live with their new family but retain the legal ties to their birth parents.]]> 2017-10-10 10:57:56 UTC https://padlet.com/smortarotti/fh7us610rath/wish/195521575 Divorce: Short Marriages nsekhon https://padlet.com/smortarotti/fh7us610rath/wish/195522625
    Special rules apply to couples who want to divorce but have been married less than two years.  In such cases the couple must attend counselling with a family counsellor to discuss the chance of reconciliation before they apply for divorce. The counsellor provides a certificate stating the couple attended counselling.

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