My friend has been rolled over, big time. Husband walked out of family 3.5 years after 1 of thier twins died at 2 weeks old (knew death was gonna happen due to medical problems prior to birth). The couple have been together since they were teens, which would be around a 20-year relationship. Married for about 14 years. No other children involved.
Husband took the child to swim lessons on a Sunday.morning as usual. Said, "bye and I will bring back some bread" to his wife. 1 hour later, the wife's mum shows up and says to her daughter, Your husband asked me to bring you this envelope. She opens it and there are statements and all sorts.
The husband has gone to the police and told them some story. This all happened 6 -7 months ago. Husband said she was using heroin. In fact, she had a bad cold about a year ago and couldn't shake it. Husband started getting her Nurofin and kept telling her to take it. Hence codeine in the urine shows as opiate. Then he said to cops he's worried for kid's safety/she on drugs, etc.
He was doing heaps more drug s**t than she has ever done. She is clean and you would not find a syearinge mark on her. She hates needles. May have a taken on a joint once in a while, but that's it. Both parents drink in moderation, and ice is not involved with either of them.
The wife had a hard time in dealing with the loss and was taking medication as directed by doctors for 2 years after to deal with the physiological effects of the loss of the other twin. This seemed to suit the husband, so as not to affect his downtime activities and I believe that he purposely tried to get her hooked on medication to carry out his agenda.
She signed documents in that she believed were for sale of the house while a courier was waiting to take them back. She didn't notice that the docs had changed and she can only see her kid for an hour a week. The husband rang her while she was looking at the documents and told her to hurry the F___ up, as the courier was waiting to return them.
The husband is present during the visit and will not let the child spend any time alone. (I'm guessing it's some sort of a supervised visit) But how can he be the supervisor and be the ex partner (unless she's agreed, maybe)?
After separation, child visitation timeslots were agreed. Visitation was to be 2 days a week, 1 day for an hour and other day a couple hours. She talks on the phone to her son every night for a few minutes most days. She has concerns of his welfare after talking to him. She refrained in her response back to him knowing that the husband is listening to every word and reassured him that everything is ok.
Visitation has ceased for 1 of those days over that phone call from husband telling her so. She has been told today while having a supervised visit that he will be audio recording everything she says to her child.
He had already met another girl and kept it very quiet and is engaged to her, but does not want a divorce from my friend. I think that he has totally screwed her over psychologically and continues his mental abuse through threats of repercussion, using the visits to child as a bait.
What should my friend do to get more access to her kids under family law?
Husband took the child to swim lessons on a Sunday.morning as usual. Said, "bye and I will bring back some bread" to his wife. 1 hour later, the wife's mum shows up and says to her daughter, Your husband asked me to bring you this envelope. She opens it and there are statements and all sorts.
The husband has gone to the police and told them some story. This all happened 6 -7 months ago. Husband said she was using heroin. In fact, she had a bad cold about a year ago and couldn't shake it. Husband started getting her Nurofin and kept telling her to take it. Hence codeine in the urine shows as opiate. Then he said to cops he's worried for kid's safety/she on drugs, etc.
He was doing heaps more drug s**t than she has ever done. She is clean and you would not find a syearinge mark on her. She hates needles. May have a taken on a joint once in a while, but that's it. Both parents drink in moderation, and ice is not involved with either of them.
The wife had a hard time in dealing with the loss and was taking medication as directed by doctors for 2 years after to deal with the physiological effects of the loss of the other twin. This seemed to suit the husband, so as not to affect his downtime activities and I believe that he purposely tried to get her hooked on medication to carry out his agenda.
She signed documents in that she believed were for sale of the house while a courier was waiting to take them back. She didn't notice that the docs had changed and she can only see her kid for an hour a week. The husband rang her while she was looking at the documents and told her to hurry the F___ up, as the courier was waiting to return them.
The husband is present during the visit and will not let the child spend any time alone. (I'm guessing it's some sort of a supervised visit) But how can he be the supervisor and be the ex partner (unless she's agreed, maybe)?
After separation, child visitation timeslots were agreed. Visitation was to be 2 days a week, 1 day for an hour and other day a couple hours. She talks on the phone to her son every night for a few minutes most days. She has concerns of his welfare after talking to him. She refrained in her response back to him knowing that the husband is listening to every word and reassured him that everything is ok.
Visitation has ceased for 1 of those days over that phone call from husband telling her so. She has been told today while having a supervised visit that he will be audio recording everything she says to her child.
He had already met another girl and kept it very quiet and is engaged to her, but does not want a divorce from my friend. I think that he has totally screwed her over psychologically and continues his mental abuse through threats of repercussion, using the visits to child as a bait.
What should my friend do to get more access to her kids under family law?
