family law

Hello, In short, the uncontested facts are the child has been withheld from seeing or speaking with her father and his extended family for extended periods of time (16 months) since separating in 2013, when the child was four years old. The withholding ‘events’ started at two nights and progress...

I reckon it is poor form to railroad threads by people who come here with legitimate concerns. A grandmother asking for genuine advice about the interpretation of her orders OR a woman whose ex has refused access to their kid, for example, shouldn't become a debacle about capital letters and...

I have a legal question regarding my son's current interim court orders until a final hearing later this year. The orders say that the child resides with the father and that the mother is restrained by injunctions to have contact with the child except supervised by the Paternal Grandmother or at...

Hi - I am just at the beginning of this process, and have no idea what to expect. I was wondering if anyone would be willing to share their stories and experiences of the court process, it would be so greatly appreciated. I'm interested to know the following kind of things: 1. What happened...

Hi and good morning, I am currently representing myself in a family law matter with my ex-husband. We are both seeking changes to our parenting orders. My changes are minor while they are requesting drastic changes. We were previously in family court in late December for an emergency hearing...

Hi all, I need some help on where to turn next or what to do. I am not sure if I was in a de facto relationship at the end, but we were earlier on in the relationship. Myself and partner - English and Korean (now both Australian Citizens and she came in on my de facto visa - but we broke up...

Father is in a very difficult co-parenting relationship with high conflict mother. Mother bombards father with threatening and intimidating messages and emails, and father has asked his partner to help him construct eloquent responses. Mother believes these responses are not written by father...

I just want to first thank all the members of this community, which is such a godsend in such an awful process. I wanted to share our story and maybe give someone out there some hope that things can work out. I'll keep it brief, and vague for privacy. In a nutshell, my partner's ex denied...

Hi, I have been an MR in the past for my career in the Gov't. I wrapped up employment in that field in early 2019 and have not been in any MR fields since. My question is, as an ex-MR, am I still obliged by law to report any concerns or not? I am unable to find anything within the Children...

My X partners property is still in my garage and I would really like it to be removed at the moment I have an interim AVO which includes clauses 1 and 9 so he can not come within 50 metres of my house where his property is. My question is - Can I ask him to get one of his family members to...