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The mother of children aged 10 and 7 years was in her third long term relationship.  The first relationship commenced when she was aged 18 years and produced 3 children.  The second relationship commenced when the mother was...

A mother wanted to relocate and submitted that she experienced a psychological condition that would be alleviated if she were permitted to relocate.  The mother submitted that her level of distress was such that she had on occasions contemplated,...

For three years after separation, children aged 15, 12 and 10 years had at the mother’s insistence spent time with the father only at the mother’s house.  The mother then severed all of the children’s interaction with...

A child aged 10 years had spent limited time with the father, and the mother alleged the child was at risk of harm in the father’s care as family violence had occurred during their brief relationship.  The...

A father applied for a child aged 8 years to participate in a special education placement but the mother failed to file a response despite the Court’s directions to do so.  Evidence was presented that the child had attended...

The mother of a 7 year old child sought to reduce the time the child spent with the father pending an updated Family Report.  The mother also sought to disqualify the family consultant on the grounds of apprehension of...

Children aged 9 and 5 years spent no time with the father for four years after the parents separated (long absent parent), and the mother applied for sole parental responsibility.   The father applied for a therapeutic re-introduction of the...

The mother of a child aged 4 years at the time of the hearing had been subjected to intense and long term verbal abuse.  The mother applied to relocate to be with her extended family and to provide some relief...

A father withheld children from contact with the mother on 3 occasions, citing reasonable excuses.   The mother alleged the contraventions were serious and posed a physical and emotional risk to the children by virtue of the contraventions precipitating...

Orders were made for a child aged 4 years to live with the father and spend time with the mother.  Two years later the mother applied to reverse the orders so that she became the primary...

Four boys aged 14, 12, 11 and 7 years had lived with the father for two years following separation.  The youngest child had moved to live with the mother for eight months while the three older children continued to...