Letter of Advice on the 'Child Paramountcy Principle'

Letter of Advice on the 'Child Paramountcy Principle' in the Family Law Act 1975

In May 2000 the Family Law Council discussed the amendments made to the Family Law Act 1975 by the Family Law Reform Act 1995 in relation to the paramountcy principle (the rule that the best interests of the child must be regarded as the paramount consideration when making specified decisions in the Family Law Act 1975).