07 Jul 2010Infants struggle in shared care while rigid, shared parenting puts school aged children at risk new reports Children aged under four and school aged children could be put at risk developmentally through shared parenting arrangements following separa...

ection1;}–>There are Consent Orders in place but they have not been followed properly for about 5 years.A resides 1.5 hours flight away from B and child, works long hours, goes overseas for business a lot, has a lot of money, sees the child around every 3rd weekend and a...

Hi, first of all thanks to anyone who may read this and offer some help and guidance. I'm not sure if this is the correct section sorry.Four years ago my daughter was born, since then mother and myself have separated. The mother went back to work 2 months after X was born and ...

Basically my wife charged me with domestic violence, she has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and in my numberous dealings with police I have said a number of times I am not at fault and she has a mental health problem. Did they listen no!!Well now she is on medication she wa...

my husband and i have got 8 children who we allow to see their grandmother (my mum) their grandfather has passed away, my mother has made several threatening comments in regards to taking us to court for HER legal rights to have visitation with HER grandchildren, to this we us...

Hi, new here.I've tried Google but this site seems to be the closest thing to a shared parenting support forum that I could find.To give you a clear picture, I will try to summarize my situation.I met my sons' father when I was 15 and he was 18. I fell pregnant 6 weeks after w...

My husband is military an posted to Brisbane at the end of 2011. I have two children with my husband and one with my ex to whom my son from this relationship lives with me and sees his Dad 3 weekends out of four. My ex is terribly abusive, has made my life hell for years and d...

My partner is trying to represent himself for child access and property settlement.  Yesterday we sat down all day and prepared responses to his ex's solicitors letters.  In one letter we offered a shared care arrangement 50/50 and the other letter offered 50/50 property settl...

Hi AllI wasnt sure where to post this question.My ex (and family) takes our 6 yo child to the local pub. I do not feel that this is exactly the right place for a young child to be. I have brought it up in the Parenting Conference in Court only to be told by the mediator that i...

 I have a question, I had an ADVO dismissed at one court than my wife applied at another court and now we have a hearing in couple of months but no interim ADVO ha been put in place. I have been told my wife wants to come home and I want her home but she wants me to accept the...

Hi,I have a protection order with mandatory conditions, I have had others throughout the duration of the 10 year marriage.  My estranged husband has been physically violent as well as verbally abusive towards me in front of the children on numerous occassions.(No Injuries)He a...

A dear friend of mine is trying to gain custody of her kids back - her ex ran off with the kids, she couldn't track them down and wasn't eligiable for legal aid so not knowing the courts or having the money for a lawyer, she didn't have anyway to get her kids back. she finally...