Professor Helen Rhoades

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Books
  • R. Sheehan, H. Rhoades and N. Stanley, 'Vulnerable Children and the Law: International Evidence for Improving Child Welfare, Child Protection and Children's Rights', (1 ed, 2012).
  • S. Boyd and H. Rhoades, 'The International Library of Essays in Law and Society: Law and Families', (1 ed, 2006).
Chapters
  • 'Introduction' in R. Sheehan, H. Rhoades, N. Stanley (ed), Vulnerable Children and The Law: International Evidence for Improving Child Welfare, Child Protection and Children's Rights (2012) 11-19.
  • 'Conclusion' in R. Sheehan, H. Rhoades, N. Stanley (ed), Vulnerable Children and The Law: International Child Welfare, Child Protection and Children's Rights (2012) 347-353.
  • 'Working with separated families' in R. Sheehan, H. Rhoades, N. Stanley (ed), Vulnerable Children and The Law: International Evidence for Improving Child Welfare, Child Protection and Children's Rights (2012) 317-331.
  • 'Concluding thoughts: The enduring chaos of family law' in J. Wallbank, S. Choudhry, J. Herring (ed), Rights, Gender and Family Law (2010) 276-285.
  • 'The changing face of contact in Australia' in M. MacLean (ed), Parenting after partnering: Containing conflict after separation (2007) 129-145.
  • 'Yearning for Law: Fathers' Groups and Family Law Reform in Australia' in R. Collier, S. Sheldon (ed), Fathers' Rights Activism and Law Reform in Comparative Perspective (2006) 125-146.
  • S. Boyd and H. Rhoades, 'Introduction: Law and families' in S. Boyd, H. Rhoades (ed), Law and Families (2006) xi-xxix.
Journal Articles - Refereed
  • H. Rhoades, N. Davies, K. Beckhouse, R. Benjamin and J. Culshaw, 'Improving the family law system for clients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds' (2012) 26 Australian Journal of Family Law 240-253.
  • 'Legislating to promote children's welfare and the quest for certainty' (2012) 24 Child and Family Law Quarterly 158-175.
  • 'The "Helping Court": Exploring the therapeutic justice origins of the Family Court of Australia' (2011) 2 Family Law Review 17-29.
  • H. Rhoades, C. Frew and S. Swain, 'Recognition of violence in the Australian family law system: A long journey' (2010) 24 Australian Journal of Family Law 296-312.
  • 'The Family Court of Australia: Examining Australia's first therapeutic jurisdiction' (2010) 20 Journal of Judicial Administration 67-80.
  • 'Mandatory mediation of family disputes: reflections from Australia' (2010) 32 Journal of Social Welfare & Family Law 183-194.
  • 'Children's needs and 'gender wars': The paradox of parenting law reform' (2010) 24 Australian Journal of Family Law 160-175.
  • 'Revising Australia's parenting laws: A plea for a relational approach to Children's best interests' (2010) 22 Child and Family Law Quarterly 172-185.
  • H. Rhoades, H. Astor and A. Sanson, 'A study of inter-personal relationships in a changing family law system' (2009) 23 Australian Journal of Family Law 10-29.
  • 'The dangers of shared care legislation: Why Australia needs (yet more) family law reform' (2008) 36 Federal Law Review 279-299.
  • N. Lewers, H. Rhoades and S. Swain, 'Judicial and couple approaches to contributions and property: The dominance and difficulties of a reciprocity model' (2007) 21 Australian Journal of Family Law 123-142.
  • N. Alves-perini, M. Harrison, H. Rhoades and S. Swain, 'Finding Fault in Marital Property Law: A Little Bit of History Repeating?' (2006) 34 Federal Law Review 377-398.
  • 'Equality, needs and bad behaviour: The 'other' decision-making approaches in Australian matrimonial property cases' (2005) 19 International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family 194-205.
  • 'Contact enforcement and parenting programmes - policy aims in confusion?' (2004) 16 Child and Family Law Quarterly 1-16.
  • H. Rhoades and S. Boyd, 'Reforming custody laws: A comparative study' (2004) 18 International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family 119-146.
  • '`The Rise and Rise of Shared Parenting Laws - A Critical Reflection`' (2002) 19 Canadian Journal of Family Law 75-113.
  • 'The "No-Contact Mother": Reconstructions of Motherhood in the Era of the "New Father"' (2002) 16 International Journal of Law Policy and the Family 71-94.
  • 'Child Law Reforms in Australia - A Shifting Landscape' (2000) 12 Child and Family Law Quarterly 117-133.
  • 'Posing as Reform: The Case of the Family Law Reform Act' (2000) 14 Australian Journal of Family Law 142-159.
  • 'The Politics of the Primary Caregiver Presumption: A Conversation' (1999) 13 Australian Journal of Family Law 233-263.
Journal Articles - Unrefereed
  • 'A bold experiment? Reflections on the early history of the Family Court' (2011) 22 Australian Family Lawyer 11-24.
  • 'Custody reforms in Canada' (2003) 17 Australian Journal of Family Law 81-84.
  • 'Parenting programmes and contact compliance' (2003) 33 Family Law 896-898.
Journals - Other Contributions
  • C. Banks, B. Batagol, R. Carson, B. Fehlberg, M. Harrison, R. Hunter, R. Kaspiew, Z. Rathus, H. Rhoades, G. Sheehan and L. Young, 'Review of exposure draft of the Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Bill (2005)' (2005) 19 Australian Journal of Family Law 79-93.
Conference Publications
  • 'Building integration across the Family Law System' (paper presented at The Inaugral Family Law System Conference, 19-Feb-2009 to 20-Feb-2009) 1-11.
  • 'The case for more family law reform - shared care, parental conflict and violence' (paper presented at Women's Safety and the Law Forum, 18-Mar-2009 to 19-Mar-2009) 66-73.
  • H. Rhoades, H. Astor and A. Sanson, 'Enhancing inter-professional relationships in a changing family law system' (paper presented at FRSA Inaugural National Conference, 04-Nov-2008 to 07-Nov-2008) 1-13.
Reports/Working Papers
  • H. Rhoades, H. Astor, A. Sanson and M. O`Connor, 'Enhancing inter-professional relationships in a changing family law system' (2008).
  • H. Rhoades, A. Sanson, H. Astor and R. Kaspiew, 'Working on their Relationships: a study of inter-professional practices in a changing family law system' (2006).
Helen Rhoades

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