Evaluate The Effectiveness Of The Law In Achieving Justice For Parties Involve In Relationships Breakdown
Introduction
Divorce has become more and more common Body
The law has been effective in achieving justice for parties involved in a relationship breakdown. The development of the family law act played a significant role in bringing equality to family breakdown and dealing with issues concerning property separation and family maintenance. The introduction of ‘no fault divorce’ while making divorce more accessible allowed for parties, particularly women to seek divorce in circumstances where the relationship has broken down. Amendments in statute law and precedents established under common law have helped deal with the inadequacies of relationship breakdown and assistance with maintaining that the law reflects the changing nature of relationships in
Australian society. Legislation such as the defacto relationships act 1984, the property relationship act, the children act ensures that law provided justice and protection to all parties experiencing family breakdowns while ensuring that the interest of the child remain paramount, the defato relationship in particular reflects how relationships have changed over the years.
One of the key legal acts that has defined the term marriage, relationships, divorce and any to with family is the
Family Law Act 1975, the act has established the principle of nofault divorce in Australian law. This means that a court does not consider the reasons why the couple want a divorce. The only ground for divorce is that the marriage has broken down irretrievably. That is, that there is no reasonable likelihood that the couple will get back together. Legally they must have been separated for at least 12 months and one day in order to satisfy the Court that the marriage has broken down irretrievably. If there are children under the age of 18, a court can only grant a divorce if it is satisfied that proper arrangements have been made for them. The family law act has been amended of the years
Divorce has become more and more common Body
The law has been effective in achieving justice for parties involved in a relationship breakdown. The development of the family law act played a significant role in bringing equality to family breakdown and dealing with issues concerning property separation and family maintenance. The introduction of ‘no fault divorce’ while making divorce more accessible allowed for parties, particularly women to seek divorce in circumstances where the relationship has broken down. Amendments in statute law and precedents established under common law have helped deal with the inadequacies of relationship breakdown and assistance with maintaining that the law reflects the changing nature of relationships in
Australian society. Legislation such as the defacto relationships act 1984, the property relationship act, the children act ensures that law provided justice and protection to all parties experiencing family breakdowns while ensuring that the interest of the child remain paramount, the defato relationship in particular reflects how relationships have changed over the years.
One of the key legal acts that has defined the term marriage, relationships, divorce and any to with family is the
Family Law Act 1975, the act has established the principle of nofault divorce in Australian law. This means that a court does not consider the reasons why the couple want a divorce. The only ground for divorce is that the marriage has broken down irretrievably. That is, that there is no reasonable likelihood that the couple will get back together. Legally they must have been separated for at least 12 months and one day in order to satisfy the Court that the marriage has broken down irretrievably. If there are children under the age of 18, a court can only grant a divorce if it is satisfied that proper arrangements have been made for them. The family law act has been amended of the years