My child is 13 and lives overseas with my ex-wife. Consent orders require he be sent to Australia twice per year for holidays. The child wishes to live in Australia with me but the orders provide for him to live with his mother overseas until age18.
Recently my ex wife's lawyer contacted me and stated my ex would retain the child overseas and not permit him to visit me in Australia in contravention of the orders unless I paid a "bond" of $100, 000 prior to each trip to guarantee his return at the end of the holiday.
My question is whether I should
(A) wait until the holiday and if she retains him launch an application under The Hague Convention
(B) approach the Family Court now with request for new orders specifically ruling out such a bond requirement, or
(C) step outside the family law framework and go to the police asking they deal with it as simple extortion (if it is and if that is possible)
Thanks
Recently my ex wife's lawyer contacted me and stated my ex would retain the child overseas and not permit him to visit me in Australia in contravention of the orders unless I paid a "bond" of $100, 000 prior to each trip to guarantee his return at the end of the holiday.
My question is whether I should
(A) wait until the holiday and if she retains him launch an application under The Hague Convention
(B) approach the Family Court now with request for new orders specifically ruling out such a bond requirement, or
(C) step outside the family law framework and go to the police asking they deal with it as simple extortion (if it is and if that is possible)
Thanks