Birth and Death of the Presumption of Equal Shared Parental Responsibility – moving towards or away from a Best Interests Model

In an effort to promote a simpler family law system and safer outcomes for families and children, the Federal government has proposed a suite of changes to the Family law Act, one of which is the abolition of the ‘presumption of equal shared parental responsibility”. But what is the ‘presumption of equal shared parental responsibility’? How did it come about? What happened between 2006, when it was first introduced, and 2023 that has prompted its abolition? And what will replace it?


Show Notes:

Speakers:
Justine Clark, Principal, Tisher Liner FC Law

Lawrence (Lawrie) Moloney, Adjunct Professor, School of Psychology and Public Health at La Trobe University

Law:
Family Law Amendment Bill 2023 (Cth)

MRR v GR [2010] HCA 4 (3 March 2010)


Research conducted by Anna Mannaseh. 

Best Interests Children’s Law Podcast is sponsored by Ex Curia: Coaching & Consulting Pty Ltd, Meliora Psychology and Claudia Grimberg Lawyers.

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