Warning: Delays in Court Expected
Families and Children look set to suffer more in Queensland than anywhere else in Australia Court. If you are contemplating going to either the Family Court of Australia or Federal Circuit Court of Australia to settle issues relating to the breakdown of your relationship including issues surrounding who your children spend time with, you could be in for a rude shock. It now seems certain that timeframes for your matter to be heard will increase considerably due to the movement away from the Brisbane Registry of the Family Court and to the Appeal division of such Court. Justice Graham Bell retired last year and it was announced in late 2015 that Justice Michael Kent was promoted to the Appeal division of the Family Court . Judge Demack of the Federal Circuit Court in Brisbane has accepted a permanent posting in Rockhampton further depleting the stock of family law judges in Brisbane. This means that now there are only two judges sitting in the trial di...