grandmother

A maternal grandmother had cared for a child aged 3 years since birth as the mother and father were unable to care for the child full-time due to their work commitments.  The child was securely attached to the grandmother. The maternal...

Children aged 9 and 7 years who were of Aboriginal and South Sea Islander heritage lived with their mother.  Both the paternal grandmother and her late husband had extensive involvement in the Indigenous and South Sea...

The mother was estimated to have a mild-moderate intellectual disability, and received a disability pension.  The judge found that the mother did not have the parenting capacity to care for the child without assistance that was provided by...

A mother aged 20 years who experienced mental health and drug issues applied for clarification of the requirements of a supervision order for a child aged 3 years.  The child had lived with his maternal grandfather since the...

A mother held a genuine strong belief that the father had sexually abused his stepdaughter (the mother’s daughter) when aged 13 years, but the father had been found not guilty in criminal proceedings.   The father had two children aged 7 and...

The case involved two children, one aged 4 years who lived with the father, and the second aged 18 months who lived with the mother and maternal grandmother.  The judge found that the mother’s environment posed a...

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...

Following the death of the mother in a car accident, the father and maternal grandmother disputed who a child aged 8 years should live with.  The child had Aboriginal heritage arising from the maternal grandfather. The...

A judge gave little weight to evidence provided by one grandparent as the grandfather simply adopted the grandmother’s evidence.  ...Read More

The mother of two children aged 6 and 2 years passed away following a car accident.  While both children had lived with the husband for several years he was the biological parent of only the younger child. ...

The case involved a 2 year old child whose parents were described as showing enormous suspicion, animosity and distrust towards each other.  The mother alleged mental illness in the father and the father doubted that the...

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...