QLD Constant Custody of Children Dispute with Ex?

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sammy01

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27 September 2015
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Ok, so you have court / consent orders that say you have 50/50 care. You also have shared parental responsibility... So all long term decision either get made by agreement or via court. So mediation should help with that one...

Go to mediation - express your concerns. Be blunt - She needs to understand that she can't tell you what to do during your time with the kid. Just like you appreciate that you have no right to tell her what to do when the kid is with her...

Tell her that you feel her correspondence is condescending and explain how you'd like that rectified.

Remember - nothing changes until you both agree, and you're in the box seat. She wants things changed. Not you. She wants things changed - not your problem.

Now I've said it before - man up. Don't get pushed around because you are in the box seat.

Tell her if she wants to move 25km away, then she can and you're happy to negotiate new consent orders that give her alternate weekends with the kid and you will become primary carer. Then smile.

Now if she wants to take it to court, she needs a mediation certificate. But even with that, it doesn't mean the courts are gonna let her have her own way.

Mate, you have nothing to worry about. Nothing.