supervision by agency

Separated parents had children aged 13 and 10 years.  The father had a history of an episode of major depression and of suicidal tendencies.  The father had made threats to the mother and children and the...

A child was born after the couple had a very brief relationship, and the child was never raised jointly by the two parents.  Both parents were socially vulnerable, and neither had worked recently.  The parents lived...

Parents 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...

The case involved an appeal by the mother where she was found to have contravened an orders without reasonable excuse.  The mother’s treating psychiatrist gave evidence that the mother had been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, with...

A separated couple attended post-separation courses, and contact by the father was supervised by an agency (supervision by agency).  The mother reported to the family law court that she had received two phone calls from a...

A couple had 4 children, KB aged 7 years, TG aged 3 years and twins WB and JB aged 9 months.  The mother had two older children who were on child protection orders and who lived...