This Week in Family Law
This Week in Family Law is the go-to podcast for busy Australian family lawyers looking to stay updated without the overwhelm. Each week, we discuss the latest industry news, deep dive into family law topics, analyse cases, and answer questions from family lawyers. Whether you’re a family lawyer in Australia, a practitioner working towards CPD, or simply interested in family law, this podcast delivers clear, practical insights in a bite-sized format. Subscribe to stay up to date with the latest developments in Australian family law. New episodes drop every Monday.
Episodes
37 episodes
Bonus: The Lindsay Clancy Case - Mental Health & Warning Signs
Content warning: This episode discusses the deaths of children, mental health, postpartum mental illness and other sensitive topics. Listener discretion is advised. If you or someone you know needs support, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14....
Ep 25: Can lawyers build better software than developers?
In this episode of This Week in Family Law, we cover the latest updates in Australian family law, including and update in the case of Caldwell & Caldwell and an FCFCOA statement in response to media articles published by the Herald Sun and ...
Bonus: National Enforcement List - What family lawyers need to know
In this bonus episode of This Week in Family Law, The Honourable Garry Watts and family lawyer Amelia Cox speak about the establishment of the new National Enforcement List, with its own dedicated registrar and email filing address, and the com...
Ep 24: Posted online, used in court: Social media as evidence
In this episode of This Week in Family Law, we explore the growing role of social media as evidence in family law proceedings. We look at recent cases where social media posts, photos and online activity have been relied upon in Court, and disc...
Ep 23: Confessions of anonymous lawyers: Toxic workplaces in law
Content Warning: This episode includes discussions of toxic workplace environments, bullying, harassment, workplace conflict and the mistreatment of legal professionals. Some listeners may find these topics confronting or distressing. Listener ...
Ep 22: Patterns we can’t ignore - The data behind domestic violence
Content warning: This episode discusses domestic and family violence, including statistics relating to domestic violence. If you or someone you know is impacted by domestic, family or sexual violence, support is available from 1800RESPECT on 18...
Ep 21: Cryptocurrency and hidden assets
In this episode of This Week in Family Law, we cover the latest updates in Australian family law, including the 2026 NSW Law Society Council Election and the upcoming Rural, Regional and Remote conference.In Law in Motion, we take a deep...
Ep 20: Sofia Vergara's frozen embryo dispute
In this episode of This Week in Family Law, we cover the latest updates in Australian family law, including the FLS Expert Conference in Canberra, the Law Society of NSW AI Hub Resource and the High Court finding that secret recordings can be u...
Ep 19: Hague Convention - What happens when a parent flees with the kids?
In this episode of This Week in Family Law, we cover the latest updates in Australian family law, including 2026 national and state statistics on marriages and divorces, Webex divorce hearings, and the recent non-compliance case of Catlin and C...
Bonus: What's Up? The last two months in family law
In this bonus episode of This Week in Family Law, we cover the all the latest updates in Australian family law that occurred during our break, including State Budgets and their impact of their respective courts, the NSW Supreme Court's new Inst...
Ep 18: Lawyers reveal their crazy client stories
In our first episode for Season 2 of This Week in Family Law, we cover the latest updates in Australian family law, including updates to court transcripts, new judicial appointments, fee increases, and the FCFCOA's response to a controversial 6...
Bonus: The psychology of parenting disputes with Dr Catherine Boland
In this episode of This Week in Family Law, we take you back to our inaugural Family Law Forum Conference, where we spoke with clinical psychologist and Director of The Relationspace, Dr Catherine Boland, to explore the psychology behind parent...
Bonus: Courts compared - Family law in Australia vs the UK
In this bonus episode of This Week in Family Law, we chat to UK family lawyer Katie Phillips to compare the differences in family law between Australia and the United Kingdom. Katie describes her path to becoming a family lawyer in the UK, and ...
Bonus: Estoppel, power in interim orders, fate of Robb & Robb
In this bonus episode of This Week in Family Law, we discuss topics that have been given some airtime with recent Full Court and Div 1 decisions including estoppel in property cases where there have been findings about family violence in earlie...
Bonus: Pleadings, Harman obligations, restraining lawyers, and crypto
In this bonus episode of This Week in Family Law, we discuss topics that have been given some airtime with recent Full Court and Div 1 decisions including pleadings, Harman obligations, restraining lawyers, and cryptocurrency. This is part one ...
Bonus: Inside LEAP AI - Use cases, benefits and security
In this bonus episode of This Week in Family Law, we dive into the AI technology in LEAP Legal Software, including use cases for tools such as LawY, Matter AI and Ruffle. We also discuss the security and privacy guardrails set up around the art...
Bonus: FCFCOA practice direction on the use of AI
In this episode of This Week in Family Law, we discuss the release of a new practice direction from the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia on the use of Artificial Intelligence, which provides guidance on the responsible use of AI by...
Ep 17: Lies, retainers and when to walk
In this episode of This Week in Family Law, we cover the latest updates in Australian family law, including a farewell to the Honourable Justice Aldridge, a new AI practice note from the Supreme Court of Victoria, a landmark Canadian decision r...
Bonus: Federal budget & cuts to Legal Aid NSW
In this bonus episode of This Week in Family Law, we discuss the 2026 federal budget and the cuts to Legal Aid NSW, including what they mean for vulnerable Australians navigating the family law system.From 1 July 2026, Legal Aid NSW wil...
Ep 16: The surrogacy surge: Local laws, global babies
In this episode, we cover the Federal Circuit and Family Court's new pilot of electronic divorce hearings by video, the Court's AI Transparency Statement, the Law Council of Australia's warning that children's voices are at risk as the family l...
Ep 15: Defending the accused: Financial control in family law
In this episode, we cover the Senate inquiry into domestic, family and sexual violence and suicide, the Children's Online Privacy Code consultation, and perfectionism in the legal profession.In Law in Motion, we explore financial contro...
Ep 14: The dangers of AI to young lawyers
In this episode of This Week in Family Law, we discuss the demonstration hosted by US-based AI company Anthropic for its new legal plugin, which attracted 20,000 registrations from lawyers, as well as a controversial new celebrity endorsement f...
Ep 13: Weaponised court proceedings
In this episode of This Week in Family Law, we delve into the Use of Generative AI Practice Note from the Federal Court of Australia. In Law in Motion, we explore how court proceedings can be weaponised against your client and what ...
Ep 12: Managing difficult personalities in family law
In this episode of This Week in Family Law, we explore Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs as well as a scam divorce website warning in WA. In Law in Motion, we explore how to manage different personality types in ...
Ep 11: Is the family law system broken or just misunderstood?
In this episode of This Week in Family Law, we explore key family law updates in Australia, including a survey for the evaluation of the Family Law Amendment Act 2023 and an article on the successful court dog program that has been trialed acro...
