Keywords:
1. What is family and what is family law? -- 2. Family courts and jurisdiction -- 3. Marriage, nullity and divorce -- 4. The family law dispute resolution system -- 5. Legislative obligations in family dispute resolution -- 5. Legislative obligations in family dispute resolution -- 6. Violence in the family -- 7. Parenthood, parentage and parental responsibility -- 8. Children and the Family Law Act -- 9. Children's issues -- 10. Family violence and child abuse in parenting cases -- 11. The role of social science and other disciplines in family law -- 12. Property and the Family Law Act -- 13. Advanced property topics -- 14. Financial aspects of De Facto and other formalised relationships -- 15. Maintenance -- 16. Financial support for children: child maintenance and child support -- 17. Family lawyers, skills, ethics and values -- 18. International family law issues