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Grandparents and their rights to parent children

The nation’s ageing population as well as the increase in the number of family breakdowns has led to the consideration of the legal rights of grandparents, especially in terms of the parenting relationship between grandparents and their grandchildren. This topic has been widely discussed following the 2006 amendments to the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth)

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The death of Cecilia Haddad and the consequences for her estate

You might have seen Cecilia Haddad’s name in the news in the past few months. First, and tragically, her body was found in the Lane Cove River in April 2018 and police suspect she was murdered by her ex-lover, Mario Santoro, who has now been arrested in Brazil and whose extradition by Australia was refused.