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We recently spoke with ABC Canberra about how family law intersects with children with special needs. The segment can be listened to in the below link. https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/canberra-mornings/ta-anna-divorce-kids-with-special-needs/103635776

Since 2006, the law about how the Court determines parenting arrangements for separated families is what arrangements are in a child’s ‘best interests’. The Court is then required to consider ‘primary’ and ‘secondary considerations”, which are to firstly protect the child from harm and secondly to ensure the child has a meaningful relationship with both…