ANU COLLEGE OF LAW

Qualifications	BA LLB PhD (Tas.)
Biography	Juliet Behrens joined the Faculty of Law in 1991, after completing a PhD in environmental law as a Lionel Murphy Foundation Bicentennial Scholar at the University of Tasmania. Since joining the Faculty, her major area of interest has been family law. She has particular interests in feminist perspectives, legal responses to violence against women, and relocation and other parenting disputes. Juliet is a member of the editorial board of the Australian Journal of Family Law. Juliet also has a keen interest in first year law teaching (including torts).
Scholarly Interests	Family law, Feminist perspectives, Legal responses to violence against women, Relocation and other parenting disputes
Recent Publications	Juliet Behrens, Bruce Smyth and Rae Kaspiew, 'Australian Family Law Court Decisions on Relocation: Dynamics in Parents' Relationships Before and After the Decision' (forthcoming in (2009) 23 Australian Journal of Family Law Belinda Fehlberg and Juliet Behrens, Australian Family Law: The Contemporary Context (Melbourne, Oxford University Press, 2008) Belinda Fehlberg and Juliet Behrens, Australian Family Law: The Contemporary Context- Teaching Materials (Melbourne, Oxford University Press, 2009
Appointments	Consultant, Dobinson Davey Clifford Simpson Family Law Specialists Former chair of the ACT's Domestic Violence Prevention Council (2003-2004)
	I am a teacher and researcher working primarily in the area of family law. I am currently working on an ARC-funded Discovery Project 'The Experiences of Parents and Children after Family Court Decisions About Relocation' with Dr Bruce Smyth (ANU) and Dr Rae Kaspiew (Australian Institute of Family Studies)

Name	Juliet Behrens
Room	251
Tel	6125 4218
Fax	6125 3971
Email	Juliet.Behrens@anu.edu.au