US EditionThe Sydneysiders Hoping Death Won’t Part Them From Their Pets
- The New South Wales upper house passed amendments on June 4 to address ownership and care of family pets in property disputes.
- These changes respond to growing recognition that pets are more than property, a gap previously unaddressed particularly in Victoria’s law.
- The Family Law Amendment Act 2024, effective June 10, introduces a new legal framework requiring courts to consider pet welfare, family violence, and attachment in ownership decisions.
- Experts state that considering pet welfare may need trial and error, and courts will evaluate family violence and who will actively care for the animal.
- This reform shifts legal perspectives toward pets’ wellbeing and signals wider recognition of pets as family, with implications for aged care and dispute mediation policy.
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Who gets the pets if you separate? - Australia Overnight with Phil O'Neil
Important changes are coming to the Family Law Act with a particular emphasis on family violence in property settlements for separating married and de facto couples. Under these amendments, animal abuse or threatening behaviour towards family pets will also be treated as a form of family violence. Mike is joined by Carol Pages, Family Lawyer & Principal of Pages Family Law, who says, “From 10 June, pets will be referred to as ‘companion animals’…
Family Law Reform Programme - Courts Service - Pavee Point
Courts Service has been working to update the Family Law application process in District Court On Tuesday 3rd June, 3 new application forms will be launched: Domestic violence applications (applying for barring or safety orders) Maintenance applications (applying for financial support as a result of a separation, divorce, or ending of civil partnership) Arrangements for children applications (applying for guardianship, access or custody of child…
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