This article made me feel physically sick.  This mother murdered her two 7 month old babies by putting them in a batch full of water.  She walked away and tried to kill herself.  Her excuse was that they would be better off dead than without her.  The judge accepted it!!!He ev...

My son's ex tried to put a DVO on him however, it was dismissed by the Registrar on 14 July.  Two days later, she put another one on him and he had to attend court on 27 Aug.  She included alleged incidents which were dismissed on 14 July.  She was subsequently told that she c...

I'd like any constructive and objective advice people are willing to offer. I'm a first time father of a three month old boy whom I have not seen since his birth. No violence, no abuse (name the kind, it didn't happen) and no reason for my not being involved in his life and ye...

Hi.I am having trouble gaining access to my daughter my x-wife and I have been seperated for 2 years and just recently divorced.We never had an aggreement in place but i was always allowed to see my (5 yo) daughter and lately my x will not let me have contact.I have been to se...

My stepson (now 5yrs old) has relocated with his mother to a town 900km away. This was without my husbands permission, unfortunately we didn't have the money or time (self employed) to be able to take this to court. So please don't berate us, we are trying to line up "all our ...

I've been reading the forums on SRL with interest and must confess that I find it all very daunting.  Months and sometimes years of litigation, legalese, problems, appeals, costs, bias, etc etc. Yet, my sister represented herself last year seeking orders regarding her 2 year o...

My son initiated mediation on 5 July.

His ex finally made an appointment, however, he was advised on 9 August 2101 that she cancelled without giving a reason.

He believes she's stalling.

Can he now ask for a certificate so that he can start court proceedings?

Hi can someone tell me what 11F counselling is?

and what happens if this isn't effective?

I have a 19 year old boy living with my family. I am a single mum to 7 children and consider this young man to be my son, we live in Qld.He has been through an awful lot and has been in foster care most of his life, but has finally found a stable and loving home with us, he ha...

Hi there,This is my first post here, so forgive me if I've done it wrong! I have a 4 year old son. My relationship with his father ended when he was a newborn, and he has not seen him since he was 3 months old. He has called me twice since then, to abuse me over the phone for ...

Greetings Peoples and thanks for the excellent reference to cases with respect to appealing a decision of a judge. I have read it and I am still trying to get my head around a lot of it. Can yon help me with some clarificationAs I understand it m an appeal of a Judges decision...

GreetingsI am hoping someone can help me with some guidance or case law2.My daughter lives with her mother and has so since birth. The mother only wanted a child and left the relationship as soon as she fell pregnant. She has fought bitterly and strongly against any contact by...