Kids First, well done Dad, your Sydney Harbour Bridge stunt worked / Dadsclub.com.au
Sydney polls reveal that over 65% of us support the act of Michael Fox, (not to be confused with Michael J fox) saying his traffic jamming stunt had merit!
Yesterday at dawn, a dad, former soldier and victim of our Child Support system, took his message to the sky as he scaled the security fence of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and posted this message for all to see: ”Plz help my kids” and ”Kids first”.
Sydney’s 4 million computers were strangled but is seems few were upset, rather they applaud a dad for getting off his arse to do something he feels passionate about.
MICHAEL FOX we applaud your balls, you have done your kids proud. We hope it all works out for you, your kids and yes, your partner.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/bridge-stunt-chokes-city-20110513-1emg5.html#ixzz1MGuSwOp5
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Dear Dads Club,
Deliberately preventing children from having contact with their Dad should warrant child abuse charges. Children should not be deprived of either parent, but usually it’s the Dad (and the entire side of his family!) who are ostracised when parents separate/divorce. The other issue, which the Family Court should take steps to ban, is the deliberate statement of false allegations. All allegations should be proven before accepted as fact; that’s another area of child abuse, showing kids that it’s ok to lie about someone, when it is not. I’m proud of Mike, but saddened to think that he felt so desperate that he had to go to these measures to be acknowledged.
Please show my comments to him, if you can. He can reply if he wants to. I’d appreciate that. Thank you. Sincerely, Lois
SEPARATION AND CHILD RELOCATION
Written by Kristy Durrant, Associate,
Watkins Tapsell
Anyone who has been involved in a family law parenting dispute will agree that it is a heart wrenching process. Parenting skills are seemingly on display for all to criticise. An unfortunate recurring theme in parenting matters are the lengths to which some parents will go to minimise the influence of the other parent in their children’s lives.
An example of this can be a parent’s action in relocating, or ‘moving away’ from the other parent, and taking the children with them. Some parents do this at the height of their dispute following a relationship breakdown. Other parents will move away with the children even when there are binding Court Orders in place which set out the time the children spend with each parent. If you, as a parent, have found yourself in this situation, no doubt you found the experience traumatic. Imagine, then, how the children involved are affected by the experience.
If you find yourself in a situation where your children have been ‘taken’ or ‘moved’ from you, and you are not sure where your children are, but you know someone who does have this information, you can make an application for the Family Court to make a ‘Location Order’. A Location Order compels a person who has information about a child’s location, to disclose it to the Court.
If your children have been relocated without your consent, you can make an application to the Court for a ‘Recovery Order’. A Recovery Order requires the return of the child to a parent of the child, or to some other person with whom the child is required to live or spend time .
A Court will always have regard to the best interests of the child as the paramount consideration when deciding whether to make a Recovery or a Relocation Order. In a recent case, a mother unilaterally decided to relocate with the children to a suburb several hours away from where she and the father had resided for several years. The mother rented accommodation and enrolled the children in a new school. The distance between the mother’s new accommodation and the father’s premises made it impractical for the father to spend regular time with the children as set out in the Parenting Orders.
The Court considered that it would be in the children’s best interests to live in close vicinity to their father, so that their relationship could continue in a meaningful way. The mother was ordered to return with the children and was ordered to reside within a particular distance of the suburb where the father lived.
Of great concern for separated parents is one parent taking the child interstate or overseas without the other parents’ consent. It is in these situations where Orders that children be placed on the Airport Watch List should be sought from the Court, preventing the removal of children through an airport.
Some parents have a very good reason to want to relocate with their children after separation. In particular, now that we have become a mobile society, relocation has become a common occurrence. Reasons often include re-partnering, employment opportunities, changes to lifestyle, extended family support and/or to enjoy a lower cost of living.
If you wish to relocate with children you should first talk to the other parent to see if agreement on your intended relocation can be reached. If agreement cannot be reached, you can make an application to the Court to allow you to relocate. When making a decision, the Court will take into consideration the age and maturity of the children, as well as the practical implications associated with the move, such as the arrangements for the children to spend time with the parent who is not moving (among other things). If you have relocated, and the other party makes an application for the children’s return, the Court may require you to return the children while the case is dealt with.
For further information, contact Watkins Tapsell on (02) 9521 6000. Alternatively, visit http://www.watkinstapsell.com.au
Its not right for the wife to just get up an leave an take children i was the victam here i got bash up is she going to do that to my child when hes older thanks paul
where did you get the 65% support figure>? i find this very hard to believe as the general sentiment is that Fox is a nut job. Both NSW Police & DoCS have questioned his statements regarding his alleged problems plus there was the fact that he was almost killed in a bikie gang shoot out. doesn’t sound like ideal father material to me. youve also got to worry about someone who flaunts the fact that they have engaged in secretive military activity