NSW Is a Final Hearing Scheduled at the Directions Hearing?

[ConfusedMama]

Hello,

Can someone explain these to me?

Is a final hearing scheduled at a directions hearing? What does the judge use to base final decisions?

Honestly, it seems like parents can get away with pretty terrible behaviour and in the end it means nothing.

 

[Lennon]

I'm not sure what you're asking ConfusedMama.

 

[AllForHer]

Best interests of the child, section 60CC of the Family Law Act.

See, a lot of people struggle with this, but being a terrible person doesn't mean their children should have their right to a relationship with them violated. It's their best interests the Court is concerned with, not the parents'.

 

[ConfusedMama]

Best interests of the child, section 60CC of the Family Law Act.

See, a lot of people struggle with this, but being a terrible person doesn't mean their children should have their right to a relationship with them violated. It's their best interests the Court is concerned with, not the parents'.

Thank you for that.

By terrible person I do mean the way that the kids have been treated, what they've been exposed to. How they're being manipulated. I can only hope an ICL will manage to find the truth and it will matter in the end, somehow.

 

[teflongirl]

Sadly, it's not about truth - it's about a negotiated outcome for the benefit of the child.