Frontline workers are leaving the child protection sector in droves because of lack of support and feeling defeated by the volume and nature of cases. Liana Buchanan, Victoria’s Principal Commissioner for Children and Young People, says that it is a common...
Former children in state care and child protection employees believe Australia’s child safety system has developed craters as children are compelled to stay with sexual predators and suffer broken bones. This article first appeared on ABC News (28 Mar, 2022)...
TP Legal’s Push to Define the Scope of a Parent In a recent child protection case, the definition of a parent needed to be finessed, to determine which was the most appropriate Children’s Court order that could be made on behalf of our client; a 10-year-old female....
TP Legal’s Second Supreme Court Appearance Shortly after our first Supreme Court case, our team was involved in yet another important Supreme Court decision. As the majority of law firms don’t get an opportunity to go to the Supreme Court, this was almost...
COVID-19 and Virtual Contact Visits 2020 was an era-defining year for humanity as we had to adjust to the COVID-19 pandemic and all the challenges it brought forth. The Children’s Court promptly closed, with all lawyers required to work from their offices or from...
