'A devastating moment': Family law experts, former judges react to Family Court merger

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Former judges and legal support services express their dismay at the 'devastating' passage of legislation that will see the Family Court combined with the Federal Circuit Court.

Former judges and legal support services have expressed their dismay at the "devastating" passage of legislation that will see the Family Court combined with the Federal Circuit Court, with claims survivors of domestic violence could end up "falling through the cracks".The move was opposed by Labor and some within the legal professionThe government bill passed through the Senate overnight, with the support of One Nation and independent senator Rex Patrick.

It was established to alleviate the strain on the Federal Court and Family Court, by dealing with less complex cases.But former Family Court chief justice Alastair Nicholson, who served on the bench until 2004, described the government's claims of a more efficient system as "pretty doubtful". But he believed the court went on to become the world's best system for dealing with family disputes, with much of what it initiated being adopted by other jurisdictions, like Singapore and Fiji.

She believed the consolidation of resources could lead to a better result for families and survivors of domestic violence. He backed the bill after securing a series of measures targeting his home state of South Australia, including three more judges and a registrar.

 

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Can someone please explain how this will put children at more risk when more biological mothers kill their kids than biological fathers in this country? We've had three women kill five children this year.

Pauline Hanson is happy though!!!!

Men's right's activism or more to the point incels have infiltrated the LNP through Pauline Hanson's One Nation. The ramifications will be brutal with a clear and present danger of more family violence and murder.

Outrageous

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