Hi my ex partner and split 9yrs ago and at first I had my children but after some health issues my children ended up with their father which at the time they were only 6mths, 2yrs, 6yrs, 12yrs and 14yrs. My ex was a violent towards me when we we're together and every other kind of abuse you can think of, I had numerous DVO taken out on him over the 15yrs we were together and back then he broke them more times than I could court without any action from police except a few hours in the watch house. My ex's violence has extended to my two older children who r 23 and 21 and for my 2 daughters they put up with him abusing them and telling them how much they were like me, and for my boys well my eldest son ended up meeting his father's fist once he became 16ish, and I worry everyday what is going to happen to my younger boys as they were brought up to say the nastiest things to my face and over the phone when I did have contact which was always very limited and my ex even telling my children I never wanted them. Myself and my brother, sister and mother all called DOCS and asked them to investigate and I even told them to do surprise visits and all I got was a letter informing me that he was an outstanding parent. Even through he drinks everyday from the time he get up, smokes pot and even uses ice, my daughter even rang DOCS and the police and told them everything when she left at 16yrs old to the point she told them where he stashed everything and nothing came out of that either. It was like everytime the police were called or anything he got away with it. So he has been in Victoria now for 4yrs I have only seen my children once since they have been there and the 3yrs the were in Queensland before they left I only saw a handful of time as my ex limited me on when I could see them. I have lived with the threats of be hurt by him if I ever go near my children without his permission and I had to see them when he said and under his roof which I didn't do without someone knowing where I was or with me as I did not trust him as he has hurt be badly before a his poor elderly father who has lived with him has put up with abuse as well and only stayed because of the children and in the process was robbed of his pension every week.
So I don't know if I have a case but I would sure like to find out where I stand as I miss my children so much and they deserve better than what they are getting from him, he just gives them money and sends them off to the shop and out of his hair.
So I don't know if I have a case but I would sure like to find out where I stand as I miss my children so much and they deserve better than what they are getting from him, he just gives them money and sends them off to the shop and out of his hair.