Australian family law considers an adolescent of 16 to be fully adult. But if his parents divorce and then abandon him, he has no legal redress, writes Susan Reibel Moore.Under Australian family law, a post-divorce court settlement can often result in the innocent party, often the father, effectively being denied access to his children.That this injustice has finally become a matter of public concern is thanks largely to John Hirst’s Quarterly Essay No.17, Kangaroo Court: Family Law in Australia…
