Vaccine roll-out and parental disputes: A recipe for disaster? By Jerome Doraisamy|25 February 2021 With Australia’s roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccination now underway, family lawyers may have to consider whether there will be a spike in disputes over the welfare and best interests of children. Will parental disputes increase? Separated parents, Macpherson Kelley special counsel Shikha Luddu (pictured, left) told Lawyers Weekly, are often in conflict about the care, welfare and development of their offspring. Whether or not to vaccinate a child, she said, “has been a historical debate”, which commonly arises when parents cannot agree on how best to raise their children.