Given the unique needs of clients in family law proceedings, it is fundamental that those in regional and rural Australia have access to the requisite court resources, processes, and, ultimately, access to justice. Much more work, one principal argues, needs to be done to ensure this.

In this episode of The Boutique Lawyer Show, host Jerome Doraisamy welcomes back Tiyce & Lawyers principal Michael Tiyce to discuss the political promises that get made to better support those in the regions, the gaps faced by such citizens relative to those in the cities, how the advent of technology has assisted or worsened matters in family law, and whether the major parties are pledging change ahead of next weekend’s federal election.

Tiyce also delves into the impact on family law practitioners from such limited access for regional clients, how those families have to navigate the barriers in front of them, how and why Australia has such a gap between those in the regions versus those in the cities, how urgent such issues are from the practitioner perspective, what more can be done to accommodate regional Australians, and how the courts and practitioners are working together to better support those on the ground and ensure access to justice.

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