grandparent

  • Ibbott & Chaconas 2014 FamCA 73

    by - Oct 24, 2015
    A judge gave little weight to evidence provided by one grandparent as the grandfather simply adopted the grandmother’s evidence.  ...Read More
  • Hort & Verran 2009 FamCAFC 214

    by - Aug 7, 2015
    A paternal grandmother commenced proceedings that resulted in a judge ordering two children aged 9 and 7 years to live with the paternal grandmother and to spend time with the mother.  The grandmother was delegated sole parental responsibility...
  • Maxwell & Finney 20913 FMCAfam 131

    by - Aug 7, 2015
    The case involved a child aged 10 years who had lived with the maternal grandparent since infancy when the parents separated.  The father ceased contact when the child was aged 3 years.  The mother died when...
  • Danes & Danes and Anor 2013 FMCAfam 281

    by - Aug 7, 2015
    A maternal grandmother applied that children aged 3 and 5 years live with her and that she share in parental responsibility along with the parents (grandparent).  The grandmother had been significantly involved with both children since...
  • Salway & Hackley and Anor 2013 FMCAfam 328

    by - Jul 24, 2015
    A child aged two years had lived with the paternal grandmother since the age of 2 months.  The mother had hoped to obtain a spousal residency visa but had not been successful and was to due...
  • Daher & Halabi 2015 FamCA 487

    by - Jul 24, 2015
    The case involved three children aged 12, 11 and 8 years who lived with the mother and spent time with their father and his extended family at the house of a grandparent. Tensions arose over an...
  • Stone & Stone and ANOR 2015 FamCA 14

    by - Mar 19, 2015
    Children aged 8 and 6 years lived with their mother after separation.  The mother and maternal grandparents refused to allow the children to spend time with their father despite orders to permit this.  The mother put...
  • Jacks and Samson 2008 FamCAFC 173

    by - Mar 4, 2015
    The case involved a dispute between parents and maternal grandparents of children aged 9 and 7 years.  Contact between the children and grandparents ended following a dispute.  Five years later the grandparents applied to spend time...
  • Leo & Hanson 2010 FamCA 321

    by - Mar 4, 2015
    A couple had a daughter aged 3 years at the time of the hearing.  The couple was involved in a car accident that severely injured the father, resulting in his being hospitalised for 7 months and...
  • Oldfield & Anor and Oldfield & Anor 2012. FMCAfam 22.

    by - Mar 4, 2015
    There was a dispute between both parents of boys aged 10 and 6 years and the paternal grandparents.  The parents had resolved that neither boy spend time with their grandparents following a series of incidents.  Incidents...
  • Jordan & Callaghan and Ors 2012. FamCA 147

    by - Mar 4, 2015
    The case involved two boys, C aged 8 and T aged 4 years.  Ms J was the mother of both boys, from different fathers Mr T and Mr C.  The boys lived with their maternal grandparents ...
  • Orbel & Maldera 2014 FCCA 949

    by - Mar 4, 2015
    A boy aged 12 years had lived with his maternal grandmother from the age of 4 years, after his mother had abandoned him to participate in a drug-related lifestyle, and the mother had limited involvement in...
  • Kitsannis & Netopoulis & Anor 2010 FamCA 214

    by - Mar 4, 2015
    Parents separated after a child was born, and the mother moved with the child to live with her parents.  There was entrenched conflict between the father and maternal family (intractable conflict).  The mother then contracted cancer...
  • Haddock & ANOR and Haddock & ANOR 2013 FCCA 936

    by - Mar 4, 2015
    The paternal grandparents of a child aged 5 years withheld the child from the mother after a visit, alleging that the mother engaged in alcohol abuse.  The grandparents were further concerned as the maternal grandmother lived with...
  • Maldera & Orbel 2014 FamCAFC 135

    by - Mar 4, 2015
    A boy lived with his parents until he was aged 4 years and then lived with his maternal grandmother.  After 8 years the grandmother applied for formalise the arrangement.  The father had maintained weekly contact with...
  • Sheldon & Abraham & Ors 2013 FCCA

    by - Mar 4, 2015
    There was a dispute between a grandparent of a girl aged 3 years after her mother died of a heart attack and the father was involved in criminal charges.  The child lived with the paternal grandparents and...
  • DOHS v Mr D & Ms B 2008, VChC 2

    by - Mar 4, 2015
    The case involved parents who lived together with four children: MD aged 6.5 years, AD aged 4 years, ND aged 2.25 years and SD aged 4 months.   All four children had been removed from the parents’...
  • Stephens and Anor & Taylor and Anor

    by - Mar 4, 2015
    A child aged 6 years lived with the maternal grandparents.  The mother had disengaged from both her parents and the child.  The father had not seen the child for 6 years and the child did not...
  • Beck & ANOR & Beck & ANOR 2013 FCCA 72

    by - Mar 3, 2015
    Evidence was given that the father of a 6 year old had a psychotic condition of schizoaffective disorder and had exhibited family violence.  The father’s own family had taken out apprehension of violence orders (AVO) against...
  • Davis & Spring 2007 FamCA 1149

    by - Feb 24, 2015
    The judge quoted from a ruling by the Full Court in a 1995 case (In the marriage of B and R, FLC 92-636): “It is not just that Aboriginal children should be encouraged to learn about...
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