Legal - essay structures (Family)

The role of the law in encouraging cooperation and resolving conflict in regard to family

Best interests of the child
Role of court in dispute resolution
Property disputes + financial agreements
Family dispute resolution

Issues of compliance and non-compliance

Domestic violence
Parental neglect
Child support
Surrogacy

Changes to family law as a response to changing values in the community

Property disputes + financial agreements
Protection of children
Surrogacy
Protection of LGBTQ equality

The role of law reform in achieving just outcomes for family members and society

DV - coercive control
Protecting children - voice
Maintaining equality for LGBTQ"
Protecting children - securing permanency

Contemporary issues - Recognition of same sex relationships

IVF access
Maintenance of equality
Adoption
Equalisation with heterosexual

Contemporary issues - The changing nature of parental responsibility

Child support
Education + medical
Neglect
Protection of children - voice

Contemporary issues - Surrogacy and birth technologies

Surrogacy
IVF access
Sex selection
Embryo experimentation

Contemporary issues - Care and protection of children

Protecting children from harm
Protecting children - securing permanency
Information sharing
AbSec