Withers v Russell (2022) – Child Custody Case

Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1) – Heard in Canberra The Case This child custody case involved two children who had been living with their father in Australia under parenting orders made in 2016, while their mother resided in the United States. When the children began showing signs of serious emotional trauma, […]
Tiede v Friso (2024) – Child Custody Case

Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1) — Heard in Canberra The Case This child custody case involved consolidated proceedings concerning three children, a set of twins and a three-year-old, fathered by the same man across two separate relationships. The father applied to spend time with all three children. Both mothers opposed any […]
Zeelen v Zeelen (2025) – Child Custody Case

Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1) Heard in Canberra The Case This is a child custody case involving two children, a 14-year-old (X) and an 11-year-old girl (Y), whose parents had separated and initially shared their care equally under consent orders made in 2020. Over time, the older child X gradually stopped […]