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Title: Family law frequently asked questions
About: An excellent introduction to family law. Also available in Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, Vietnamese
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Title: Family Law Courts
About: Information about separation and divorce, court orders, dispute resolution, going to court and appeals.
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Title: Family dispute resolution
About: Available in Arabic, Chinese, Cambodian, Laotian, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese
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Title: Legal issues for older people - Are you a grandparent? your legal questions answered
About: Provides an overview of family law, care and protection law, arrangements when parents separate, best interests of the child, dispute resolution and going to court, seeking continued contact with grandchildren, seeking financial support.
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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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A Law Books title

Title: Family Law Act 1975 (Cth)
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Title: Family Court cases
About: Cases from the Family Court of Australia from 1982. Cases from the Full Court of the Family Court of Australia from 2007.
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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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A Hot Topics title

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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Title: Redfern Legal Centre's lawyers practice manual
About: Information about lawyer/client relationship, criminal law, including bail and pleamaking, defending in committal proceedings, drink driving, drugs and shoplifting, street offences such as swearing, prostitution and trespass. Also covers family law, accidents and compensation including workers compensation, tenancy, dividing fences, retirement villages, consumer law, social security, disability law, credit and debt, wills and estates, administrative law, immigration law, employment, discrimination and human rights, veteran's affairs and intellectual property. Location number LIAC/N349.944/6A.
Author: Rees, Neil
Where: Available from the Legal Information Access Centre, State Library of NSW
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