Hoping for some help please.
Long story short:
I realised last year that my relationship is not healthy and is abusive. My partner of nearly 15 years works fifo, and is very controlling. We have 3 children, ages 8,6,4 who were all born in NZ, although we have been living in WA for nearly 6years now.
Dec last year, he got made redundant so I applied for a local job for him thinking that would change our relationship, but it didn't get any better and in some ways got much worse. There has been no physical abuse aside from a shove here and there, but there has been some sexual abuse and a lot of emotional abuse.
After an incident in March, he took my eftpos card out of my purse before he left for work so I couldn't buy groceries and that was the final straw. I went to the doctor who referred me to a councilor. She has told me he is Narcissistic and a few other things and to get out.
So I started making plans to leave, and found out I can't go back to NZ because of the Hague Convention. As a New Zealander I am not entitled to financial support aside from family tax credit, so I have been advised to apply for a relocation order. He found out in June of my intentions and has advised that we are not going anywhere. He came home from work and for the last few weeks has been keeping tabs on my computer, phone, apple watch and emails checking any communication i have.
He has just returned back to work for two weeks, before he is home again so I need to do something. I am just terribly worried that I won't get granted a relocation order. I have only one family member here in WA, but he has banned her from coming to her house and banned our children from seeing her because she was supporting me in leaving him.
Any help would be very welcome
Long story short:
I realised last year that my relationship is not healthy and is abusive. My partner of nearly 15 years works fifo, and is very controlling. We have 3 children, ages 8,6,4 who were all born in NZ, although we have been living in WA for nearly 6years now.
Dec last year, he got made redundant so I applied for a local job for him thinking that would change our relationship, but it didn't get any better and in some ways got much worse. There has been no physical abuse aside from a shove here and there, but there has been some sexual abuse and a lot of emotional abuse.
After an incident in March, he took my eftpos card out of my purse before he left for work so I couldn't buy groceries and that was the final straw. I went to the doctor who referred me to a councilor. She has told me he is Narcissistic and a few other things and to get out.
So I started making plans to leave, and found out I can't go back to NZ because of the Hague Convention. As a New Zealander I am not entitled to financial support aside from family tax credit, so I have been advised to apply for a relocation order. He found out in June of my intentions and has advised that we are not going anywhere. He came home from work and for the last few weeks has been keeping tabs on my computer, phone, apple watch and emails checking any communication i have.
He has just returned back to work for two weeks, before he is home again so I need to do something. I am just terribly worried that I won't get granted a relocation order. I have only one family member here in WA, but he has banned her from coming to her house and banned our children from seeing her because she was supporting me in leaving him.
Any help would be very welcome