Australian Parliament Approves Law to Repeal Shared Parental Responsibility

The new law could put fathers in a more disadvantaged position in family court battles.

Family And Children’s Rights Australia (FACRA) organised a march from Family Court of Western Australia to Parliament House to raise public awareness about the issues with family law on Sept. 1, 2019. Wade Zhou/ The Epoch Times

Parents going through divorce may not have equal access to their children under a new law approved by the Australian federal parliament.

The legislation will scrap the legal presumption of “equal shared parental responsibility,” which was part of the Family Law Act 1975 that was introduced by the Howard government.