Practitioners' Opinions of Best Interests of the Child in Australian Legislation

Harmer, Antoinette; Goodman-Delahunty, Jane

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Practitioners' Opinions of Best Interests of the Child in Australian Legislation

Date

2014

Authors

Harmer, Antoinette

Goodman-Delahunty, Jane

Publisher

Australian Academic Press Pty Ltd

Abstract

An online survey of 710 Australian practitioners working in child and family law investigated their views on the best interests of the child (BIC) criteria enumerated in s60CC of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth). This research inquired about BIC applied to y