Marriage
Is there a 'good' age for parents to divorce? Yes and no
As a child of divorce, he says the younger the better. As a divorced mother, she says there is no good time.
- by Neil Frizzell
Latest
'It's never been a priority': the couples living in unwedded bliss
For some, marriage is the official recognition of two people coming together in matrimony, while for many others, it’s simply a piece of paper.
- by Dilvin Yasa
Marriage
Courtside courtship: Man proposes to girlfriend at Capitals game
Gals love Bryce Jarvis, and guys are pretty annoyed by the standard he's set.
- by Serena Coady
Marriage
Rabbitohs star Sam Burgess splits from wife Phoebe
The couple, who had welcomed a second child in early December, are believed to have separated before Christmas.
- by Lucy Manly
Olympic swimmer Geoff Huegill splits from wife Sara
The couple had been together for 13 years and have two young daughters.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Child abuse
Child abductions double over the festive season: child recovery expert
The festive season is a time for families to come together. It's also when children are most likely to be abducted by a parent.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
Marriage
The next 48 hours are critical: WA's horrific year of family violence is not over yet
It's Christmas. Ms Hartwig warned it was a time when many women would self-sacrifice and stay for what they believed was the sake of the children. To keep the family together for Christmas.
- by Daile Cross & Phil Hickey
family court
Marriage
Judge declines to nullify marriage after sex change
Twenty years after their wedding, a couple claimed their marriage was a case of mistaken identity.
- by Harriet Alexander
Opinion
Opinion
Marriage in Australia is changing but still going strong
There's a trend for fewer people to get married, but the institution is far from dying.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Opinion
Opinion
The secret to having it all, without losing it
The notion that women can’t “have it all” remains culturally potent, despite the figures showing more of us are simply getting on with it.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Marriage
It's getting harder to find role models for our marriages
I can think of one, maybe two marriages in my own personal circle that are of an admirable, advanced nature. You?
- by Katherine Feeney