Family Law & Family Rights Section

Chair

His Honour Federal Magistrate Paul Howard
Federal Magistrates Court of Australia
Level 11, 30 The Esplanade
PO Box 9991
Brisbane QLD 4001
AUSTRALIA
E: Associate.FMHoward@fmc.gov.au

Deputy Chair

Mr Yap Teong Liang
TL Yap & Associates
6 Eu Tong St
#09-11 The Central
059817 SINGAPORE
E: ytl@tlyap.com

Patron

Chief Federal Magistrate John Pascoe

Federal Magistrate Court of Australia
Lionel Bowen Building

97-99 Goulburn Street

Sydney NSW 2000

AUSTRALIA
E:jhp@fmc.gov.au

Background & Overview

The LAWASIA Family Law & Family Rights Section was formed for the following reasons:

To establish a vehicle for the free interchange of information between the lawyers of LAWASIA about developments in the area of Family Law, and laws protecting human rights of families and children;
To be an advocate for the human rights of families and children; and
To provide lawyers of the Asia-Pacific region, greater facilities for input in the formation of international treaties and laws relating to families and children.

The Section arranges a biennial Children and the Law Conference which has become a must- attend event for both lawyers and their industry partners in the child justice sector.

Family Law News

NRI's abandoned brides seminar

Surfing the Seas of Family Law

Family Matters

The Business of Babies

Regional & Country Representatives

The Family Law & Family Rights Section has developed a list of national representatives from many of LAWASIA's member countries who will contribute latest news and information on Family Law from their home jurisdition:

Country	Name of Contact	Email Address
Hong Kong, SAR	Ms Linda Heathfield	lindah@ihlaw.com.hk
Japan	Ms Mikiko Otani	motani2@nifty.com
Malaysia	Ms Foo Yet Ngo	ynfoo@pd.jaring.my
New Zealand	Ms Inger Blackford	iblackford@trinitychambers.co.nz
Singapore	Mr Yap Teong Liang	ytl@tlyap.com.sg
Australia	Mr Philip Sim	philip@philipsimlaw.com.au