Recent Cases and Developments

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Reforms to the Law

• Changes to definition of abuse.
• Definition of family violence "Best interests"
• Greater weight to consideration of needing to protect child than the benefit to the child of having a relationship with both parents
• New consideration for "best interests"
• Extent to which each parent has fulfilled or failed to fulfil obligation to maintain child
• Amendment to consideration of any family order that exists
• Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2011 (QLD)