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Books
Family Law texts are shelved at 346.150994.
Subject terms to search in the catalogue include: Family law -- Australia -- Cases; Family courts -- Australia; Probate law and practice -- Australia; Wills -- Australia.
There are a number of "major texts" in this area with regular editions being released. Check the catalogue for details of the current edition.
- Australian Family Law Cases
- Australian Master Family Law Guide
- Family law in Australia / Lisa Young ... [et al.]
Reference Resources and Commentary
Lexis Advance Family Law Topic
Australian Family Law Commentary Service (Lexis Advance)
How to access and navigate LexisNexis Practical Guidance
Topics covered:
- Adoption
- Appeals
- Children
- Costs
- Dispute resolution and settlement
- Divorce and nullity
- Enforcement
- Financial agreements
- Maintenance and support
- Property
- Relationships
- Urgent orders
- Guided Help for Accessing Practical Guidance (open with Firefox) step-by-step tutorial
Journals and Indexes
How to Source Journal Articles - simple instructions
Search Lexis Advance
Popular Journals
Australian Journal of Family Law (Lexis Advance)
Child and Family Law Quarterly
International Journal of Law Policy and the Family
Indexes of Journal Articles:
- Westlaw Australia - Content Type: Secondary Sources - Index to Australian Cases and Journals
- Lexis Advance - CaseBase - Index to Australian cases and journals
- Westlaw Classic - Index to UK journals
Full text Journals:
Legislation
Legify - just type in the Act name
LawNow Legislation
Western Australian Legislation (Western Australian legislation)
Federal Register of Legislation (Commonwealth legislation)
Websites
Family Court of Western Australia
Australian Government Attorney General's Department - Families and marriage
Australian Institute of Family Studies
Families Australia - independent organisation dedicated to promoting the needs and interests of families
Family Law Unbundling Toolkit - Courthouse Libraries BC [British Colombia, Canada]
Law Council of Australia - Family Law Section
Separated parents - Department of Human Services
Global Women’s Leadership Project - UN Women’s Family Law Database
Laws And Families Database - covers 50 years of European legal development on marriage, registered partnership, and cohabitation for same-sex and different-sex couples.
Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships - online guide to international same sex relationships
