78130 Complex Parenting Disputes
8cpRequisite(s): 78100c Postgraduate Legal Research AND 78136 Dispute Resolution
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses.
There are also course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Postgraduate
Subject coordinator: J Millbank
This subject addresses issues arising in complex children's cases in family law through a series of detailed case studies. It addresses disputes and intractable conflict in areas of:
- Health and medical decision making where the parents or parent and child have divergent views
- Claims involving non-parents
- Sexual and physical abuse allegations
- Impaired parenting capacity
- Care and protection proceedings.
The subject will be of interest to anyone practicing in the areas of family law and child protection. The main focus is on current Australian law, but international comparative material and future Australian reform options are also discussed.
Typical availability
Autumn semester, City campus
Spring semester, City campus
Access conditions
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