Case History

A list of the involvement of Ebejer & Associates Lawyers in high profile and published cases

Parenting – undefended hearing

• BERGMAN & NIXON – (No.2) [2019] FCCA 1778

Parenting – best interests of the child

• RAMA & DACE – [2019] FCCA 3733

Parenting – Undefended final hearing and limited supervision

• THON & SAELIM – [2021] FCCA 2132 (O’Shannessy J)

Family violence and the impact on property settlement and time with children

• ROWSE & GOUKER – [2020] FCCA 3163

Mental Health & Parenting

• BACHMAN & LEOPOLD – [2021] FedCFamC2f 28 (McNab J)

Unacceptable risk and limited supervised time

• METAXAS & SARGENT – [2022] FedCFamC1F 97 (McEvoy J)

Independent Children’s Lawyer – apprehended bias

• HOGARTH & SCRIVENS – [2018] FCCA 3754

High Conflict Parents – impact on mother’s parenting capacity

• HOGARTH & SCRIVENS – (No.2) [2020] FCCA 377

Change of residence (with whom a child lives)

• RALTON & RALTON – [2016] FCCA 1832

Property cases

• CORNALL & CORNALL – [2015] FamCAFC 194

Property – contributions

• MELVIN & MELVIN – [2018] FCCA 1847

Property – Out of time Application

• BALSOM & DECKS – [2023] FedCFamC2F 563 (Murdoch J)

Property – failure to provide full and frank disclosure

• ADANTI & COLI – [2018] FamCA 555

Relocation

• PEARCE & MUNRO & ANOR – [2017] FCCA 612
• STURM & ORLAND – [2021] FCCA 623

International relocation

• RAYNE & ZAHAWI – [2015] FamCA 1003
• ZAHAWI & RAYNE – [2016] FamCAFC 90
• JATASRA & KHOSLA – [2016] FamCA 865
• TRIESTE & NETTLES – [2017] FamCA 483
• TRIESTE & NETTLES – (No.2) [2017] FamCA 577

Issues with s102NA orders and effect on proceedings

• LING & YAHUI – (No. 4) [2024] FedCFamC2F 530

Nullity – divorce – declaration of invalid marriage

• LIU & WU – [2014] FamCA 1011

Recovery order

• VERRELL & TEAGUE – [2018] FCCA 1861
• TEAGUE & VERRELL – (No.2) [2018] FCCA 3849
• TEAGUE & VERRELL – (No.3) [2019] FCCA 1613

No time with parent

• SANDFORD & SANDFORD – [2015] FCCA 3068
• LANGDON & WATERHOUSE – [2018] FamCA 332

Parent overseas ordered to appear in person; parent and children on watch list

• ADANTI & COLI – [2017] FamCA 442
• ADANTI & COLI – (No.3) [2017] FamCA 1151

International Child abduction (non-hague country); contempt of court; child support; spousal maintenance; is it in the best interest of child to spend time with a parent; appeals

• MILLAR & OAKLEY – [2016] FCCA 1283
• OAKLEY & MILLAR – [2017] FamCA 513
• OAKLEY & MILLAR – [2017] FamCA 1093
• MILLAR & OAKLEY – (No.2) [2018] FamCA 48
• MILLAR & OAKLEY – (No.2) [2018] FamCAFC 98
• MILLAR & OAKLEY – (No.3) [2018] FamCA 68
• MILLAR & OAKLEY – (No.4) [2018] FamCA 122
• MILLAR & OAKLEY – (No.5) [2018] FamCA 724
• OAKLEY & MILLAR – [2018] FamCAFC 47
• MILLAR & OAKLEY – [2018] FamCA 46
• MILLAR & OAKLEY – [2019] FamCAFC 12
• MILLAR & OAKLEY – (No. 2) [2022] FamC1A 27
• MILLAR & OAKLEY – [2022] FamC1A 7
• MILLAR & OAKLEY – (No. 3) [2022] FamC1A 82

Child abduction – Hague Convention

• STATE CENTRAL AUTHORITY & SHANLI – [2018] FamCA 715
• STATE CENTRAL AUTHORITY & MUTEKI – (No.3) [2018] FamCA 820
• STATE CENTRAL AUTHORITY & MUTEKI – (No.4) [2018] FamCA 923

Change of child school

• STILES & BARRETT – [2015] FCCA 2398

Allegations of risk to children

• HULL & TORRANCE – [2017] FCCA 758

Dispute between grandparents

• MEDEIROS, FINK & ANOR – [2011] FMCAfam 1184

• BOARDMAN & LABARGE – [2021] FedCFamC2F 356 (O’Shannessy J)

Aboriginal parents

• CHANDLER & CHANDLER – [2017] FCCA 2489

Drug and alcohol abuse

• DOONAN & BRADSHAW – [2014] FCCA 2666

Using proceedings to continue family violence

• VISHAM & PARANI – [2022] FedCFamC2F 826