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Following recommendations from the Australian Law Reform Commission’s Family Law for the Future inquiry and the Joint Select Committee on Australia’s Family Law System, the government is considering options to establish an accreditation scheme for Child Contact Services (CCS). The Government are inviting comment from current or future providers of CCS, users of services, bodies […]

The WA Government to invest $6 million over three years to improve skills and capabilities to support victim-survivors and respond to perpetrators

On the 10th June 2025 the Family Law Amendment Act 2024 came into effect to make Australia’s Family Law system simpler, safer and fairer for families.  The Act ensures that the impact of family violence is considered, where relevant, when resolving property disputes in the event of relationship breakdown.  Link to the Family Law Amendment

Above: Attorney-General Michelle Rowland (left), pictured here with Governor General, Sam Mostyn (right). WA Family Law Pathways wishes to acknowledge the appointment of the Honourable Michelle Rowland MP as Australia’s Attorney-General on 13 May 2025. We extend our congrats to Her Honour on her appointment to this significant position, which plays a central role in

Your Toolkit is a web based resource (https://www.yourtoolkit.com.au) that contains information to assist women and children facing family and domestic violence (FDV) and financial abuse.Its aim is to assist women transition to becoming independent, empowered and financially resilient

Please join the WA Family Law Pathways Network at our Annual Conference and Workshop Day, ‘Shaping the Future of Family Law in 2021: Ideas, Innovation and Inspiration’, to be held on 25 & 26 May 2021 at the Burswood on Swan. This year’s conference will be exploring new and innovative programs and developments in the Family

The WAFLPN office will be closed from 1pm on 24 December 2020 and will reopen again on 4 January 2021. On behalf of all of us here at WAFLPN, we wish you a happy holiday season and look forward to seeing you in the coming year.

amica is a secure online tool that helps separating couples reach amicable agreements about parenting and property created by National Legal Aid and Australian’s Legal Aid Commissions, including Legal Aid Western Australia. It was designed and tested using feedback from everyday Australians who have been through family law disputes. amica can be used by a

WAFLPN is seeking feedback from our members to help us plan for 2020/21. Due to the then-emerging COVID-19 crisis earlier this year, WA Family Law Pathways Network (WAFLPN) made a decision to cancel our annual conference which was scheduled for May. With the current evolving circumstances, the Steering Committee are undertaking future planning for the next Annual Conference.

Despite the changes to work and learning that we have all experienced of late, we are committed to offering members continued support and opportunities to participate in cross sector training and professional development. In this spirit, the Family Law Pathways Networks nationally have come together to offer members a series of 6 free webinars weekly,

The webinar with Megan Hunter titled ‘Flipping the Script on the Most Difficult People During Difficult Times’ originally scheduled for 7 April is now fully booked. Due to ovewhelming demand, FLPNs across Australia have worked with the High Conflict Institute to organise an additional webinar on 9 April. Those who missed out on registering for

In light of the current situation and global concerns surrounding Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and its impact on the community, the WA Family Law Pathways Network will be suspending all in-person events until further notice.  We will continue to keep a close eye on the situation and follow all advice from the Australian health organisations.  We apologize for