How do we change the ending?

I am heartbroken.  Our community is heartbroken.  Another women and her innocent babies have had their lives cruelly taken by the person who was supposed to protect and love them. There can be no excuse for his behaviour.  There can never be an excuse for any form of domestic violence.  This act of domestic violence, […]

The Creation

I moved to Australia in 2006 and since this date, my dad regularly came over to visit me, from my home country of England. Over a period of years, he made the decision that Australia was a great place to live and he would like to come and join me and my family. This was […]

What Is in the Best Interests of the Child?

We have been through Court countless times regarding parenting orders, child custody issues, and a range of other children/family matters. One of the questions we always ensure is at the centre of every case is what is in the best interests of the child? The Family Law Act 1975 requires the Court to make the best […]

“This is Me”: Start of the VM Family Law Blog

I have wanted to start my blog for a long time and people have been telling me that I need to do it for so long, but to be truthful, I haven’t known what to write. Do I write about the law, because I am a lawyer, do I write about “little people” because I […]