parenting style undermining

  • Geston & Geston 2012 FMCAfam 460

    by - Aug 7, 2015
    Children aged 12 and 11 years reported that their mother had pinched, hit and slapped the children as a form of discipline, leaving bruises that were observable to Police (discipline harsh). The judge found that the...
  • Waddell & Whitton 2013 FMCAfam 253

    by - Aug 7, 2015
    A father of a 4 year old child was self-represented and conducted proceedings in such a persistent manner that the judge concluded that the father had single mindedly pursued his entitlements with a result that the...
  • Siebert & Gleason 2015 FamCA 482

    by - Jul 22, 2015
    The case involved two children aged 13 and 17 years who both showed high levels of anxiety.  The older child had suffered glandular fever for some years.  The father was assessed as having anxiety, and had been...
  • Elford & Elford 2015 FamCA 192

    by - Jul 10, 2015
    The mother and her young adult daughter alleged that the father engaged in family violence.  Evidence was given that the parents were a high conflict couple who exposed the child aged ten years to their arguments...
  • Christos & Christos 2014 FamCA 535

    by - Jun 5, 2015
    Both parents sought orders that a child aged 9 years live with them. The assessor found that the parents had different parenting styles. The mother disciplined the child strictly as the mother found the child to...
  • Newberry & Newberry No 2 2014 FamCA 822

    by - May 6, 2015
    Both parents sought primary residence of three children aged 8, 6 and 5 years.  A previous judge had made orders that the children live primarily with the father and live with the mother on some days....
  • Kardos & Coutts 2014 FamCA 1985

    by - Apr 20, 2015
    The case involved a child aged 9 years who had been on a shared care arrangement for four years.  The mother was aged 18 years when the child was born, and the father left her to...
  • Potter & Ross 2014 FamCA 1056

    by - Apr 17, 2015
    The case involved a child aged 9 years whose parents had a long history of litigation.  Both parents sought new orders in their own favour.  An order for shared care was in place, but the father...
  • 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...
  • Clark & McCall 2011 FamCAFC 194

    by - Mar 4, 2015
    A mother left the father when the child was aged 6 months and moved to a distant location overseas (relocate).  The parents disputed residence of the child.  When the child was aged 5 years a judge...
  • Froth & Schneider 2011 FamCA 378

    by - Mar 4, 2015
    The parents separated after 3 years of living together and had a daughter aged 6 years who had been living with her mother. When the child was aged 20 months the mother reported that the daughter...
  • Deledio & Deledio. 2012. FMCAfam 646.

    by - Mar 4, 2015
    The parents separated with a child aged 8 years.  The mother left the home with the child and moved to a secret location after alleging domestic violence and alcohol abuse by the father.  The mother was concerned...
  • O & O 2005 FCWA 20

    by - Mar 4, 2015
    The case involved three girls aged 11 years, 10 years and 6 years whose parents separated and disputed access strongly.  The older girls became very distressed and acted out, including by absconding from school and being...
  • Baghti & Baghti 2012. FamCA 711

    by - Mar 4, 2015
    A couple had a son aged 9 years at the time of judgement.  The couple had lived separately under the same roof for a period.   The father ceased being the earner for the household following a...
  • Slater & Light 2013 FamCAFC 4

    by - Mar 4, 2015
    A couple had three children aged 10, 9 and 8 years.  Interim orders had been made for the children to live with the father and to spend time with the mother.  When the case was reviewed...
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