This article takes a look at who is experiencing time pressure, and also what reasons people give for that time pressure. Feelings of being rushed, stressed, harried or time pressured are prevalent across society, causing concern for how this experience of time impacts upon individuals' and family wellbeing. While we commonly associate such feelings with...

Sixteen children and young people, aged between 7 and 17 years, each participated in an in-depth interview that focused on their experiences and perceptions of their rights and "best interests", decision-making processes, and arrangements that affected them following their parents' separation. This article will discuss the children's perceptions about how decisions were made immediately after...

This paper offers an insight into the effects of "silent conflict", such as nonverbal hostility and avoidance of partner, on children.

Couple relationship formation has changed dramatically in Australia in recent decades. Marriage rates have declined and the age at which people marry for the first time has increased. Couple relationship formation has changed dramatically in Australia in recent decades. Marriage rates have declined from a crude marriage rate of 7.1 (marriages per 1,000 in the...

Cate Banks provides a summary of her research into the different meanings of the child-focused ideal for family dispute resolution practitioners and lawyers, and discusses how these differences play out in practice. The family law reforms introduced in the Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Act 2006 (Cth) were designed "to change the culture of...