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FAMILY LAW

Assisted Reproduction Technology
Children: Access, Custody, Visitation
Divorce, Separation
Marriage
Parenting, Adoption, Fostering
Partners: Civil Unions, Domestic, Registered

See also: [Information: Divorce, Separation] [Information: Partners] [Property]

ASSISTED REPRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY

(Artificial Insemination, In Vitro Fertilisation, Surrogacy)
Document TitleAuthor, Publisher
Sperm donors for same-sex couples need to make sure they have legal protection UK PDF 59.67kb. Jonathan West (18 February 2013)
Surrogacy - The Varied Approaches of the State and Territories AU Word 174kb. Paul Boers (January 2012)
Rainbow families and the law Info Kit AU (VIC) PDF 958.32kb Rainbow Families Council (21 October 2010)
A guide for gay dads UK PDF 1.21MB Stonewall (18 October 2010)
GLBTI* Relationships and the Law:
The Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 2008 and the legal right of lesbians to access IVF
AU (VIC) PDF 254.14kb
Lander & Rogers (November 2009)
A Proposal for a National Model to Harmonise Regulation of Surrogacy AU Word 282kb. Standing Committee of Attorneys-General (SCAG)
Australian Health Ministers' Conference
Community and Disability Services Ministers' Conference (January 2009)
"Who's holding the baby?" AU (VIC) 7kb Victorian Law Reform Commission (2006)
Assisted Reproductive Technoolgy and Adoption Position Paper 2: Parentage AU (VIC) PDF 323kb Victorian Law Reform Commission (July 2005)
Access to Assisted Reproductive Technology, Position Paper AU (VIC) PDF 273kb Victorian Law Reform Commission (April 2005)
Adopting Community Involvement AU (VIC) Word 35kb Victorian Law Reform Commission(April 2005)
Reproduction Rights - The Growing Acceptance of Surrogacy AU (VIC) Word 64kb Victoria Lambropoulos (April 2005)
Assisted Reproduction & Adoption: Should the Current Eligibility Criteria in Victoria be Changed? Consultation Paper PDF 507kb Victorian Law Reform Commission (December 2003)
CHILDREN

(Custody, Access, Visitation)
Document TitleAuthor, Publisher
Joint Custody of Children for Same-Sex Couples US (LA) PDF 93.78kb August V Martens (March 2012)
StarProtecting Families: Standards for Child Custody in Same Sex Relationships US PDF 212.90kb Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) (23 August 2011)
PARENTING, ADOPTION, FOSTERING
The Mainstream of Same Sex Relationships - Becoming Parents AU Word 280kb. Paul Boers (January 2012)
Creative Parenting Agreements Still Needed With Same-Sex Marriage US New York Law Journal: Abby Tolchinsky and Ellie Wertheim (29 August 2011)
A guide for gay dads PDF 1.21MB UK Stonewall (18 October 2010)
Parenting By The Year 6kb US August V Martens (20 April 2010)
GLBTI* Relationships and the Law:
Parental Responsibility
AU PDF 231.63kb
Lander & Rogers (January 2010)
Overview of California LGBT Family Law US (CA) Word 39kb Deborah Wald (April 2005)
StarInformation Packet: Gay & Lesbian Second Parent Adoptions US PDF 163.04kb Abby Lynn Bushlow (May 2004)
Same Sex Parenting AU Word 375kb Paul Boers, Dimock Family Lawyers (2004)
Assisted Reproduction & Adoption: Should the Current Eligibility Criteria in Victoria be Changed? Consultation Paper AU (VIC) PDF 507kb Victorian Law Reform Commission (December 2003)
Meet The Parents - A Review of the Research on Lesbian and Gay Families AU PDF 248kb The Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby (NSW) Inc (Jan 2002)
and then … the bride changed nappies: Lesbian mothers, gay fathers and the legal recognition of our relationships with the children we raise AU PDF 242kb The Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby (NSW) Inc (October 2002)
Homosexual Parenting: The Legal Landscape US 6kb Paula Murphy (2000)
PARTNERS

(Civil Unions, Domestic, Registered Partners, Domestic Violence, Violence)
Changes to De Facto Relationship Law - A Move Towards Equal Treatment AU (VIC) Word 155kb Paul Boers (January 2012)
Star Missing Pieces: A Comparison of the rights and responsibilities gained from civil partnership compared to the rights and responsibilities gained through civil marriage in Ireland IE PDF 3.46MB Marriage Equality (29 September 2011)
Property / Cohabitation/Agreement
Check list / Preliminary information
AU PDF 86kb
David B. Allan: GayLawNet® (09 January 2011)
StarNot So Private Lives: National findings on the relationships and well-being of same-sex attracted Australians AU PDF 4.39MB The University of Queensland (April 2010)
GLBTI* Relationships and the Law:
The Victorian Relationships Act 2008
AU(VIC) PDF 319.59kb
Lander & Rogers (April 2010)
GLBTI* Relationships and the Law:
The Family Violence Protection Bill 2008 and its impact on the GLBTI community
AU (VIC) PDF 259.96kb
Lander & Rogers (November 2009)
The High Price of Being a Gay Couple US New York Times (02 October 2009
"Declaring your same-sex relationship to Centrelink" AU (VIC) Word 813kb Welfare Rights Network (May 2009)
"Marriage-like relationships, de facto relationships, and Centrelink" AU (VIC) Word 640kb Welfare Rights Network (March 2009)
Consultation Paper on Civil Partnerships (R.111/2007) JE PDF 147kb Kate Power and Tom Le Feuvre, Chief Minister’s Department, States of Jersey (29 July 2008)
Whose Child is it Anyway? AU 12kb Lawyers Weekly (Issue 392, 20 June 2008)
Private Lives: A report on the health and wellbeing of GLBTI Australians AU PDF 980kb Marian Pitts, Anthony Smith, Anne Mitchell, Sunil Patel (March 2006)
Civil Partnership UK PDF 471kb HM Government (December 2005)
Misery Minimisation AU (VIC) Word 51kb David B. Allan, GayLawNet® (20 August 2005)
Report On The Review Of The Protection Orders Act 2001 AU(ACT) PDF 557kb Presented by Jon Stanhope MLA Attorney General (April 2004)
Over the Rainbow: A Guide to the Law for Lesbians and Gay Men, 4th Edition AU(VIC) PDF 515kb Victorian Gay & Lesbian Rights Lobby and Law Institute of Victoria (November 2004)
City of Sydney Relationships Declaration Program AU(NSW) PDF 81kb Minute by the Lord Mayor: Councillor Clover Moore MP (28 July 2004)
Civil Partnership: A framework for the recognition of same-sex couples UK PDF 1387kb Women & Equality Unit (June 2003)
List of Law Firms with Domestic Partnership Benefits According to the National Association of Law Placement (NALP) Directory of Firm Listings US PDF 117kb George Mason University School of Law (GMUSL) (28 June 2002)
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex people in the ACT: an issues paper AU(ACT) ACT Legislative Assembly (December 2002)
Unmarried Couples in Aragon, Spain ES PDF 35.04kb (2002)
Housing & Mortgages for Gay & Lesbian Couples US MortgageLoan.com (undated)