Dr Adiva Sifris

Publications

2010

Gerber P and Sifris A (eds), Current Trends in the Regulation of Same-Sex Relationships (The Federation Press, 1st ed, 2010).

Gerber P and Sifris A, The wind of change is blowing’ in Law in Context (The Federation Press, 2010), 1-7.

Bagshaw D, Brown T, Wendt S, Campbell A, McInnes E, Tinning B, Batagol B, Sifris A, Tyson D, Baker J, and Fernandez Arias P, ‘Family Violence: parents' and children's experiences before and after the 2006 reforms’ (2010) 21(2) Australian Family Lawyer 11-18.

Sifris A, ‘Lesbian parenting in Australia: demosprudence and legal change’ in Paula Gerber and Adiva Sifris (eds), Current Trends in the Regulation of Same-Sex Relationships (The Federation Press, 2010), 8-27.

2009

Sifris A, Children and the Lesbian 'Homo-nuclear' family: A Challenge for Australian Family Law in the New Millennium. Lambert Academic Publishing, Koln Germany, (2009)

Sifris A,and Gerber P, 'Jack & Jill or Jack & Bill: The case for same-sex adoption' (2009) 34(3) Alternative Law Journal 168-172

Sifris A, 'The legal recognition of lesbian-led families: justifications for change' (2009) 21(2) Child and Family Law Quarterly 197-229

Sifris A and Sifris R, 'Two by two - Victoria's relationships register' (2009) 83(1/2) Law Institute Journal 50-53

2008

Sifris A R, and Hyams R L, 'Child Abduction in Australia' in Garb L (ed) International Kidnapping: The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, The Netherlands (2008) 1-15 

2006

'Childrens' Rights Through the Lens of Immigration Detention' (with Penovic, T.) (2006) 20 Australian Journal of Family Law 12-44

Sifris, A, Middleton, S, Hyams, R. and Kimos, V. Submission to the Family Law Council into Relocation of Children in Family Law

2005

'Like a bird in a cage: children's voices and challenges to Australia's immigration detention regime' (with Penovic, T.) (2005) International Journal of Equity and Innovation in Early Childhood 32-44 

'Known Semen Donors - To be or not to be a parent' (2005) 11 Journal of Law and Medicine 230 -244

The Lawyers Practice Manual Victoria Chapter 2.1 'Application for Divorce' (1996-2005)

Conference Paper

'An Eekelaarian Approach to Lesbian Parenting' - The 4th World Congress on Family Law and Children's Rights, Cape Town March 2005

2004

‘Children in Immigration Detention: The Bakhtiyari Family in the Family Court’ (2004) 29 Alternative Law Journal 212-221

‘Children in Immigration Detention: The Bakhtiyari Family in the High Court and Beyond’ (2004) 29 Alternative Law Journal 217-221 (with Tania Penovic)

‘Dismantling Discriminatory Barriers Access to Reproductive Services for Single Women and Lesbian Couples’  (2004) 30 Monash University Law Review 229-268

Editorial:
Alternative Law Journal (2004) (With Penovic, T. & Naylor. B)

Conference Paper:
'Children in Immigration Detention: The Welfare Jurisdiction - Origins and Extent' - Children in Immigration Detention: the Policy, the Practice and teh Prognosis, Melbourne, April 2004

2003

‘Access to Infertility Treatment: Lessons from Patrick’s Story” (2003) 11 Journal of Law and Medicine 9 -15.

Conference Paper:
'Two Parents and a Father - Is Three a Crowd? - Europe Pacific Medicop-Legal Conference, Italy

2002

‘Small Group Learning in Real Property Law’ (2002) 13 Legal Education Review 189-220 (with Elspeth McNeil)

Conference Papers:
'Reproductive technology in Australia: single mothers and same sex parents' - 4th Europe Asia Meico-Legal Conference, Itlay, June-July 2002

'Single mothers and lesbian couples: access to reproductive technology. Wy the hang up on a medical condition?' - 20th Annual Law and Society Conference, Wollongong, December 2002

2000

1999

1998

'Part IX of the Property Law Act 1958 (Vic) - What Constitutes a Just and · Equitable Order?' 1998 (12) Australian Journal of Family Law 179

'Marriage at the Crossroads' - (1998) 12 Australian Family Lawyer 11

'Evans v Marmont' - (1998) 3 The University of Newcastle Law Review 94

'Good News for Victorian de factos' Australian De Facto Relationship News' CCH Australia 12 August 1998

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