I am a 16-year-old female currently deemed independent by Centrelink, however, I am not legally deemed independent and my mother still has complete parental rights even though she does not live with me, nor has frequent contact. This has become an issue after a recent stay in a youth psych ward and their obligation to contact my legal parent which caused her to contact her father asking him to harass my grandfather and ask what was going on. My father is deceased (suicide) and we have evidence of frequent abuse against both my father and myself.
Is there any way that I 'divorce' my mother and get her parental rights removed?
Is there any way that I 'divorce' my mother and get her parental rights removed?