Feminist Legal Perspectives 2020: Between Two Countries -

THIS SEMINAR WILL BE DELIVERED ONLINE. 

After registration you will recieve an email containing the link to the webinar. 

The seminar will highlight issues faced by vulnerable women who find themselves “between countries” in family law Hague Child Abduction disputes.

There are many issues and challenges for women without permanent residency status (and ready access to Legal Aid and housing services) in trans-Tasman cases who find themselves navigating 2 court systems with 2 lawyers and huge expenses.

In the recent decision of Walpole, Secretary Department of Communities & Justice [2020] FamCAFC 65, the Full Court of the Family Court of Australia (Watts, Ryan and Aldridge JJ) allowed an appeal against orders made on 29 November 2019 requiring two children aged three and two years to return to New Zealand. This seminar will also look at applications made on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.

Presented by

Suzanne Christie - Barrister, Culwulla Chambers

Rosa Saladino - Principal, Hague Convention Legal Practice  

FEMINIST LEGAL PERSPECTIVES

The WLSNSW Foundation hosts a monthly Seminar Series ‘Feminist Legal Perspectives’ exploring a variety of current and often confronting women’s rights issues. These seminars are a vital for engaging our network of contributors and donators with our work but also for promoting current research and agitating for change.