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Pauline Hanson – is she suitable for a Family Law inquiry?

Queensland Senator Pauline Hanson has been appointed to chair an inquiry into Family Law. Yes, ANOTHER one! Some commentators have said that having another inquiry is just a stalling tactic since we already have the Australian Law Review Commission (ALRC) Family Law System Review – Final Report which made 60 recommendations for reform. Other commentators lament...

Allegations of sexual abuse

In 2018, Two parents appeared in Family Court after the father applied for a change of residence for the child to live with him. Final parenting orders had been made in December 2016 by consent but before they had been made, the mother had made allegations of possible sexual abuse of the child by the...

Family Court is ‘anti-men’?

Did you know 93% of separated parents share responsibility for their children in family court consent orders? Responsibility means sharing in major decisions like what school the children will go to, whether they will go to counselling, where they will live, what religion they will be instructed in (if any). The remaining 7% of parents...

Client review of Argyll

Feedback from a recent client: “I appreciate your time and professionalism. It was certainly a learning experience for me, following which, I hope we can focus on the children’s best interests moving forward.”

My kids shouldn’t see their Dad – he’s unsafe.

In a 2018 Family Court case, The mother said she had never caused the children to feel “caught in the middle” of the parental conflict, but she clearly has, the judge said. Due to the children’s constant exposure to the denigration of the father by her, they now believe their family is split and there...

What is conflict with your ex doing to your children?

A Mum and Dad had been in and out of Family Court since 2009. The children had been to many appointments with experts for the purpose of court evidence. Mum had sole parental responsibility and refused to involve father in decisions regarding children. The judge noted the enormous financial and emotional costs of this 10...

best interests of the children

I’ve just finished reading A Piece of Cake by Cupcake Brown (Bantam Books, 2006). When the author was 11 years old, she discovered her mother dead. Within days, she also discovered that the man she loved and called Daddy was, in fact, her stepfather. Upon hearing of the death of the mother of his children,...

My story

Hi, I’m Tess, the owner of Argyll FDRP, and here’s my story. My path to becoming a mediator begins about a quarter of a century ago when I separated from my husband with whom I share two children. These were the days before the internet and so it was hard to find information. I learned...