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Title: Children's matters
About: Making arrangements for children, applying for, changing and complying with orders, relocation and travel, recovery orders.
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Title: Children - parenting orders
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Title: Practitioner's guide to family law 4th edition
About: This book is designed for legal practitioners and focuses on the practical aspects of family law court procedure including case preparation, interim proceedings, injunctions, dispute resolution, negotiation skills, AVOs, and care and protection of children.
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Title: My ex-partner has taken our children without my permission. What can I do?
About: Guide for parents who need to take action to recover their children. Information about applying for orders, serving documents, going to court, sample court orders and what to include in your affidavit. Also in Arabic, Chinese and Vietnamese.
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Title: Seeking urgent recovery orders in the Family Court
About: A resource kit for lawyers. Urgent applications for the return of children are difficult to manage, and the purpose of this kit is to provide templates for the preparation of documents to assist the Court in making its decision
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Title: Talking turkey
About: Guide to the law about same sex parenting in NSW includes lesbian mothers, sperm donors and other frequently asked questions about legal rights and responsibilities.
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Books in public libraries

Title: Family law handbook
About: Divorce and separation, dispute resolution, parenting orders, shared parenting, dealing with contravention, relocation, property settlement. Includes guides to using and drafting forms, sample orders and hearings.
Author: Maree Livermore
Where: Check your public library.
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Title: Family law Chapter 26: The law handbook 11th edition
About: Information on marriage, separation and divorce, property and maintenance agreements and orders, de facto relationships, parenting after separation, rights and responsibilities under the Fmaily Law Act, family dispute resolution, parenting orders and abduction of children.
Where: Check your public library.
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Title: Children and families - Hot Topic series no 62
About: Family law and divorce and its impact on children, parenting and property after separation, shared parenting, child support, child welfare care and protection, child abuse.
Where: Check your public library.
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Title: Practitioner's guide to family law 4th edition
About: This book is designed for legal practitioners and focuses on the practical aspects of family law court procedure including case preparation, interim proceedings, injunctions, dispute resolution, negotiation skills, AVOs, and care and protection of children.
Where: Check your public library.
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Title: Australian family law
About: Commentary on the Family Law Act and practice and procedure and procedure in the Family Court and the Federal Magistrates Court. Case management, divorce and nullity of marriage, maintenance and child support, parenting plans and parenting orders, property and financial orders, superannuation and agreements, court procedures such as disclosure and subpoenas, injunctions, appeals, enforcement, costs. Location number Ref/N346.94015/24
Author: Chisholm, Richard
Where: Available from the Legal Information Access Centre, State Library of NSW
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Title: Australian family law and practice
About: Information on the Family Law Act, the Family Court, the jurisdiction of the court, divorce, nullity of marriage, children and child abduction, parenting plans and consent orders, spousal maintenance, child maintenance, maintenance agreements and financial and property agreements. - Location number Ref/NQ346.94015/1 and online (For onsite clients only).
Where: Available from the Legal Information Access Centre, State Library of NSW
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Title: College of Law Practice Papers online
About: Accounting, advocacy, civil litigation, commercial law, conveyancing, criminal law, family law, lawyers professional responsibility, taxation, wills and probate. Online (For onsite clients only).
Where: Available from the Legal Information Access Centre, State Library of NSW
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