Australia's Family Law Act
The First Twenty-Five Years
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12583247 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M Harrison (0000-0003-2303-9883), Megan E Harrison (0000-0001-9909-7233, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-21 |
| Publication date | 2002-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Law Policy and the Family (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1360-9939 • E-ISSN: 1464-3707 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/lawfam/16.1.1 |
| OpenAlex | W2003345952 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
The passage of the Family Law Act (Cth) in 1975 heralded the introduction of a new approach to divorce and associated matters in Australia. The more obvious features of the legislation were its establishment of the Family Court of Australia and the abolition of fault from considerations of marriage break‐down. These characteristics provided an environment for the resolution of family disputes which has continued, (with some changes in emphasis), throughout the intervening twenty‐five years (Nicholson and Harrison, 2000). This article provides a context for the accompanying articles in this issue, which deal with more particular issues relating to contemporary Australian family law and policy. It discusses the precursors to and characteristics of the ‘new’ family law and the Family Court and the challenges associated with a constantly changing socio‐legal environment in an area of law, which is always the subject of intense debate and emotional responses
Family law · Genealogy · Political science · Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction · History · Law · Legal principles and applications · Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0.19 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2016 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |