How the Family Court views Gender Dysphoria (‘Gender Identity Disorder’)
Posted by
Ricky Raad
on 20 Feb 2015
The Family Court of Australia recently made a Declaration to award Parental Responsibility to a 17 year old to enable him to make decisions regarding treatment for his Gender Dysphoria condition. The question the Court needed to consider was whether the 17 year old was competent to make his own decisions about a medical procedure and treatment for his condition.