Rodriguez Family Lawyers

13/03/2026

For many Australians, the decision to divorce has become even more complicated because of the rising cost of housing. Some are now calling for policy changes to make it easier for single parents to re-enter the housing market.

01/12/2025

A new eSafety advisory warns Australians about technology-facilitated abuse and provides advice on how to protect themselves from it.

29/10/2025

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/a-2am-sitting-tears-and-dim-sims-assisted-dying-reform-passes-lower-house-20251029-p5n65f.html

Labor and the Coalition both granted their members a conscience vote on the bill, which now moves to the upper house, where it faces a much narrower path to pass.

23/10/2025

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/victorians-will-be-able-to-bury-pets-in-their-family-plots-after-eleventh-hour-law-change/news-story/5a4d00bcf2b82ffba857efe5dbd737e1?btr=99791fcc94bf61988bf36b262b14c59f

Victorians will now be able to be buried alongside their beloved pets in cemeteries under a landmark reform passed by the Victorian parliament.

01/09/2025

A biracial baby was born to a white couple in Brisbane in an IVF mix-up that Australia's biggest fertility company kept secret for the past 11 years.

15/05/2025

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/family-law-changes-coming-june-10-2025-that-will-affect-couples-property-finance-and-pets/news-story/48a6388156b1e94af1c6c25b01b67bd3?btr=04e810e2cd866fd80979211f89f1982f

Changes to Australia’s family law that come into effect next month will significantly change the way property and financial aspects are handled after a couple separates.

04/12/2024

Data shows people living in regional Victoria are almost twice as likely to experience family violence as those living in metropolitan areas — a shocking gap that is growing year-on-year.

28/11/2024

The Victorian government will become the first state to force retirement village operators to sign up to a mandatory code of conduct as part of a crackdown on the sector that also includes more transparency on how fees are calculated.

31/10/2024

Labor considering expert report’s call for judges to have discretion to not cancel licences of those using the drug

30/10/2024

Court found man co-authored true-crime book, appeared on Seven Network and gave interviews to Marie Claire, the Age and Sydney Morning Herald

21/10/2024

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/stamp-duty-slashed-on-units-apartments-but-you-ll-have-to-get-in-quick-20241020-p5kjsh.html

Buyers of off-the-plan developments will save tens of thousands of dollars in stamp duty concessions in a 12-month plan to encourage denser developments across the suburbs.