My wife and I had an argument last year. She grabbed me and pushed me backwards. I pushed back wanting to get her off me and she bumped a wall. We both agreed not to make a statement or press charges.
My children from my first marriage were staying with her sister, against my consent and she wouldn't let them return to our home. A few days later, I had an AVO served on me and was unreasonably kept from my child for 6 weeks without contact.
At this point, the mother agreed to a meeting with the child and I at a park. At this meeting, I asked the mother when I could see my child next, and was arrested, charged and found guilty for breaching my AVO, by asking verbally to see my child instead of putting it in writing.
During the time of my AVO, she has also breached it, but was not been charged or held accountable. I have never been charged for assault or violence related offences.
Fast forward a year, she has unreasonably kept my contact very limited from my child with her, and has committed violence against my daughter from my first marriage and is facing serious charges. She now has an AVO against her. She is the primary parent and carer of our young child we had together and is very stingy with my contact, also she suspended my contact for 8 weeks recently based on lies and deceit.
I initiated family court proceedings against her to get my unsupervised time back with my child and the judge found in my favour and reinstated unsupervised contact with my child, on a limited basis. All I want is reasonable time with my child and am fighting the system to get some fairness and more time with my child, which is in her best interests.
It's hard for me, as not wanting to give myself away here but may risk that with the detail I have here. I am fed up with my lawyer's position which is that I can't get 50/50 care of my child, so I will continue to fight for my daughter's sake so I can have a proper relationship with her.
