Hi,
Just after some help. Long story short, my partner and myself broke up a little over a year ago only to discover that she was pregnant, so we decided to give it another go. However it just hasn't worked out and we are both at our wits' ends.
My partner suffers from anxiety and depression which leads to a lot of anger issues, jealousy and the inability to cope with stress. She has been to several psychologists but to no avail. She is at the stage where she needs medication to regulate her moods, which she does not want to go on as she insists she still wants to breast feed. My son is 14 months old.
She has no family over here in Australia, all her family is in New Zealand. My family is all here and live in the same neighbourhood. She does not work, I am the sole provider for the household.
She threatens that she will take my son to NZ with her. Can she do that under Family Law? Also, she believes as she is a stay at home mother, she is the main caregiver of the child she will automatically get 100% custody of children. When asked how she will support him, she says she will stay home and live off centrelink.
I work full time, however, my mother does not work and will happily be able to look after my son the hours I am away.
I don't see any future with my partner, but the thought of losing my son terrifies me. From what I have managed to read up, courts go with what is in the best interest of the child. I know I can provide a more stable home for him. I don't want to cut his mother out, but there is no way she will agree to a 50/50 care option, I have already asked her about that and she is 100% against it.
Sorry for the long winded write up, I'm just really after any advice. What are the chances I could end up with or with out my boy?
Thank you for any help. Merry Christmas
Just after some help. Long story short, my partner and myself broke up a little over a year ago only to discover that she was pregnant, so we decided to give it another go. However it just hasn't worked out and we are both at our wits' ends.
My partner suffers from anxiety and depression which leads to a lot of anger issues, jealousy and the inability to cope with stress. She has been to several psychologists but to no avail. She is at the stage where she needs medication to regulate her moods, which she does not want to go on as she insists she still wants to breast feed. My son is 14 months old.
She has no family over here in Australia, all her family is in New Zealand. My family is all here and live in the same neighbourhood. She does not work, I am the sole provider for the household.
She threatens that she will take my son to NZ with her. Can she do that under Family Law? Also, she believes as she is a stay at home mother, she is the main caregiver of the child she will automatically get 100% custody of children. When asked how she will support him, she says she will stay home and live off centrelink.
I work full time, however, my mother does not work and will happily be able to look after my son the hours I am away.
I don't see any future with my partner, but the thought of losing my son terrifies me. From what I have managed to read up, courts go with what is in the best interest of the child. I know I can provide a more stable home for him. I don't want to cut his mother out, but there is no way she will agree to a 50/50 care option, I have already asked her about that and she is 100% against it.
Sorry for the long winded write up, I'm just really after any advice. What are the chances I could end up with or with out my boy?
Thank you for any help. Merry Christmas