observe interactions
Dollard & Hanning 2014 FamCA 149
Oct 24, 2015The case involved a child aged 5 years. The judge found that while it is standard practice for a family consultant to observe interactions between a child and parent following interviews, the consultant has discretion about...Warner & Houseman 2015 FamCA 187
Jun 23, 2015Parents separated when a child was aged 4 years. The father acknowledged family violence including threats to kill both the mother and child. A final order was made for the child to live with the mother...Seaver & Seaver 2015 FamCA 194
Jun 17, 2015Parents of children aged 9 and 4 years separated. The father re-partnered. Soon after the mother reported that the children exhibited increased anxiety and the mother withheld the children. The mother demanded that the father participate...Thornton & Thornton 2015 FamCA 92
Jun 29, 2015A mother alleged that two girls aged 3 and 6 years had been subjected to sexual abuse by their father. The mother submitted 169 items of information to support her concerns. The judge found that,...Peters & March 2010 FamCA 151
Mar 4, 2015The mother left the father taking two children aged 6 and 5 years. The older child was fathered by a second man who took no interest in the proceedings. The parents lived 180km apart. The father...Wade & Braum 2013 FCWA 31
Mar 4, 2015A couple with 3 children separated with the children living with their mother with a shared parental responsibility arrangement. The father sought time with the children, and this was opposed by the mother. The mother alleged that the father...Irish & Michelle 2009 FamCA 66
Mar 4, 2015Parents of children aged 9 and 7 years lived interstate after their separation. The mother was the primary carer. The end of the relationship was traumatic for the mother, and the mother’s distress was evident to...Carpenter & Carpenter 2014 FamCAFC 100
Mar 3, 2015A mother alleged that the father had exposed three children to sexual abuse. Independent assessments did not support this allegation. The judge gave low weight to results of a psychometric test conducted by an assessing psychologist, but...Truman & Truman 2008 FamCAFC 4
Mar 3, 2015Evidence was accepted from a family consultant although the consultant had not interviewed the children involved, and did not observe interactions between the children and parents. The consultant had conducted a mediation session with parents to...
