Hi,
first time poster.
I am applying for orders and as I understand it the court will most likely order the 'status quo' to be in effect. For two years the children stayed with me for five nights a fortnight, and spent time with my on a day on the alternate week, not over night. Effectively six nights, except I'd take them home on the sixth night.
some months ago the mother made immediate changes in our parenting plan reducing the amount of time my children spend with me. she interfered with our holiday arrangements in the first term holidays and took the children away turning her phone off so I couldn't contact them. She has interfered with my time with the children on multiple occasions, disallowing them to stay with me unless I provided evidence that I had no guests staying (I was hosting airbnb at the time), and even after being served and notified of our coming court date has once more interfered with the children's time with me and is currently preventing them from having overnight stays with me. Requiring me to make statutory declarations that I have no guests staying with me, even though I stopped airbnbing twelve months ago.
One child has a medical condition the mother will not treat as she is an alternative medicine practitioner and does not agree with western medicine. If not treated appropriately his condition worsens, and since he hasn't been in my care as much it has worsened considerably.
Regarding conflict, we don't so much have conflict, more so that the mother just resents me and holds me in contempt over some other issues. I have always demonstrated that I have wanted to work things out, been respectful in my communications, and invited her to mediation and counselling. We do have conflict over the treatment of the medical conditions.
Are there any suggestions on arguments I can make to have the court order the final orders implemented, rather than revert to our status quo of five nights with a day on the alternate week?
first time poster.
I am applying for orders and as I understand it the court will most likely order the 'status quo' to be in effect. For two years the children stayed with me for five nights a fortnight, and spent time with my on a day on the alternate week, not over night. Effectively six nights, except I'd take them home on the sixth night.
some months ago the mother made immediate changes in our parenting plan reducing the amount of time my children spend with me. she interfered with our holiday arrangements in the first term holidays and took the children away turning her phone off so I couldn't contact them. She has interfered with my time with the children on multiple occasions, disallowing them to stay with me unless I provided evidence that I had no guests staying (I was hosting airbnb at the time), and even after being served and notified of our coming court date has once more interfered with the children's time with me and is currently preventing them from having overnight stays with me. Requiring me to make statutory declarations that I have no guests staying with me, even though I stopped airbnbing twelve months ago.
One child has a medical condition the mother will not treat as she is an alternative medicine practitioner and does not agree with western medicine. If not treated appropriately his condition worsens, and since he hasn't been in my care as much it has worsened considerably.
Regarding conflict, we don't so much have conflict, more so that the mother just resents me and holds me in contempt over some other issues. I have always demonstrated that I have wanted to work things out, been respectful in my communications, and invited her to mediation and counselling. We do have conflict over the treatment of the medical conditions.
Are there any suggestions on arguments I can make to have the court order the final orders implemented, rather than revert to our status quo of five nights with a day on the alternate week?