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Proposed changes to the Family Law Act
Find out about proposed family violence amendments to the Family Law Act and what more is needed to ensure the family law system doesn’t jeopardise the safety of women and children.
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First NSW case places lesbian parent on birth certificate
The District Court has ruled in favour of a co-mother and ordered that her name be placed on her child's birth certificate.Read our media statement

