I received this information regarding a national campaign calling for reforms to the Family Court of Australia when there are suspected allegations or substantiation of child abuse and neglect. I am hoping you are able to sign the petition (below), pass this information on to your networks, or gauge some people who can help so that there is a support and action base for the national campaign. This campaign has resulted from the tragic loss of Darcey who was thrown from the Westgate Bridge. Immediately after this occurred, the Victorian government fast tracked millions of dollars for safety rails to be installed on the bridge. Clearly it is not the Westgate Bridge that needs fixing, but issues inside the Family Court of Australia. Darcey's family, along with supporters on the East Coast have launched an online campaign and are asking for signatures (see link below). The petition provides directives to the court suggesting that instead of non-offending parents having to prove that their ex-partners are abusive, negligent or violent, and at the same time being ridiculed or positioned as being vindictive for raising concerns for the safety of their children, the court should focus on the allegations and the suspected offender should demonstrate how he/she is not abusive and demonstrate that the children will be safe in his/her care. Seriously, they're not asking for much, but the benefits will be enormous. They are hoping to get 200 000 signatures by May which will be hand delivered to the Attorney General, box after box after box. I would appreciate it if you have a read, sign the petition and pass this information on. http://www.gopetition.com.au/petitions/family-court-of-australia-amendments.html Regards and Respect, Krash
Krash I think what happened to that child in Vic was criminal and no child should have to go through such things But have you honestly had the pain of having to go through the family court to get access to your children? There are enough hurdles, for men especially, without these changes coming in. If there is evidence of such abuse, go to the police and let them deal with it ... these changes wont prevent such acts as what happened to this child. It will simply make it harder for the non-custodial parent to get access to their children. One of the first steps by those money hungry lawyers is to make claims of abuse against the other party .. you still have to prove that you are innocent ..mud sticks. The family court system is not a fair system ..and if you have the displeasure of having to go through it, you will find out how unfair it is. Unless you have lots of money, u get screwed as a male in the family court system
I had evidence of drug abuse, basic child abuse and other horrible crap against my oldest sons mother ..she stood up in court, cried, said she was sorry and the magistrate said thats ok you have ur son. This is also after she admitted in court that she changed her behaviour simply for the court case. The rules do not apply equally to males as they do to females ... all this petiton will do is make it harder for males to see their children
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I belive it is getting easier for the father to see his kids, but there has to be better safe guards. I think that way out things like that will happen, but i have to say that i think that there is more abuse on all counts when the mother shacks up with a new man. How many time have we heard that it was her defacto that did the abuse. They need to keep a tab on her as well and her partners. What gets me is unfair maintenance. A man can play around once and pay for his kids every week without much contact for years and it will cost him big dollars, fair enough to a point, but a women can play around and it still ends up costing him. She has fuck all to loose, except a husband. She still gets to keep the kids, and the money (every week).I hope that i never go through it.
Hey FLAN there seems to be something wrong with your time of post next to your date???? are you being bugged??
