That applies to international family law matters. In those cases the appropriate jurisdiction or "forum" is the first issue to address. In some matters it may be obvious as to which jurisdiction to initiate or conduct proceedings. In others, less so but a party who has properly initiated proceedings in Australia is deemed to have a prima facie right to have the proceedings determined by an Australian court unless Australia is the clearly inappropriate jurisdiction.
Hi Danny,
That applies to international family law matters. In those cases the appropriate jurisdiction or "forum" is the first issue to address. In some matters it may be obvious as to which jurisdiction to initiate or conduct proceedings. In others, less so but a party who has properly initiated proceedings in Australia is deemed to have a prima facie right to have the proceedings determined by an Australian court unless Australia is the clearly inappropriate jurisdiction.