sole parental responsibility

  • Langmeil & Grange 2013 FamCAFC 31

    by - Mar 3, 2015
    A mother appealed an order that three children live with the father and the father have sole parental responsibility. The mother raised new allegations and wished to present new information.  The allegations referred to the children...
  • Wylie & Wylie 2013 FamCA 426

    by - Mar 3, 2015
    A judge issued the following orders regarding two children aged 6 years: to live with their father and for the father to have sole parental responsibility for the mother to see the children at a contact...
  • Carpenter & Carpenter 2014 FamCAFC 100

    by - Mar 3, 2015
    A 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...
  • Langmeil & Grange 2011. FamCt 605

    by - Mar 3, 2015
    A couple had three children aged 7, 6 and 5 years at the time of the rulings.  The parents separated after 5 years of being together, and had been in dispute for at least 3 years. ...
  • Chranley & Smart 2012 FamCAFC 87

    by - Mar 3, 2015
    The case involved a 13 year old girl whose parents had been in litigation for 10 years.  An order had been made for joint parental responsibility, with the child living with her mother and spending time...
  • Pavel & Pavel 2011 FamCA 1066

    by - Mar 3, 2015
    The couple had two sons aged 10 and 8 years.  Evidence from a treating psychologist was submitted despite objections from the father. The judge ruled that evidence from a treating psychologist was admissible but that the...
  • Sole Parental Responsibility

    by - Feb 18, 2015
    Mellick & Mellick 2014 FamCAFC 236 A trial judge granted sole parental responsibility to one parent and the other parent appealed.  The trial judge found that the two parents had not exchanged information and had not...
  • Maluka & Maluka 2009 FamCA 647

    by - Mar 2, 2015
    A mother of children aged 7.5 years and 5.5 years alleged that the father had been violent throughout their relationship and this had continued after their separation.  The alleged family violence included isolation, controlling behaviour, dominance,...
  • Tadic & Cupic 2013 FCWA 43

    by - Mar 2, 2015
    The case involved a 4 year old girl whose parents had separated in the year of her birth, and who lived with the mother.   Several significant disputes between the parents were discussed in court.  The father...
  • Hashim & Hashim 2012. Fam CA 135

    by - Mar 2, 2015
    A couple had been together for 10 years and had two children. Several incidents involving the parents were raised in court, with different accounts being given by the two parents.  On one occasion the mother called...
  • Dyson & Hickey 2014 FCCA 136

    by - Mar 2, 2015
    A boy aged 9 years had lived with his mother since birth.  The father then applied for the boy to live with him. The father acknowledged that he became passionate about decisions he considered unfair and...
  • Legislation

    by - Nov 7, 2014
    Legislation in Australia allows people to apply for three types of intervention that affect family members: a parenting order from a Family Law Court (Family Circuit Court) a child protection order from a Children’s Court an...
  • Government Policies

    by - Nov 7, 2014
    COAG – Levels of Parenting The Council of Australian Governments COAG considered child protection matters in 2009 after state governments expressed concern about the increasing numbers of children being removed from the care of their birth...
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