Updates and commentary on Australian family-law reforms, court decisions, and policy changes. Explores how evolving legislation — such as the Family Law Amendment Act 2023 — affects practice and outcomes.

Between Ownership and Care

Pets are often folded into the rhythm of family life — but the law has long treated them as property.
This article explores how courts are beginning to reckon with that mismatch, and what it means when care, not just ownership, is at stake.