re: Agony of children at divorce has clout

Article in Weekend Australian
May 30-31 2009
re: Agony of children........

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My response to: Agony of children at divorce has clout

The Family Court did not recognise the "agony" children suffer during divorce in our families case. I want to tell Michael Green QC a family law expert who campainged for the Shared Parenting amendment enacted in 2006 - that the right of a Child to have a meaningful relationship with both parents after separation, is still being denied to myself and our Children due to the behaviour of my ex husband despite current court orders.
In 2006 my ex-husband maliciously made false sexual and physical child abuse allegations against me. I lost contact with all three of my Children.
In July 2008 a Family Court Judge left our two oldest Children in the care of their Father despite evidence of extreme psychological abuse.

My case demonstrates how a parent can exact revenge aided and abetted by zealous advocacy, legal loopholes and a lethargic, ill-equipped Family Court System. The Family Court's painstakingly slow process allowed our case to become an extreme case of Parental Alienation.
I am an alienated Australian Mum who grieves daily the loss of contact with two of my Children and for the separation of siblings.

As a practising visual Artist I am motivated to bring awareness to Parental Alienation and the Family Court System. With awareness comes education, and with education comes the power to stop mental and emotional abuse of YOUNG MANIPULATED CHILDREN.

Response to Chief Justice Diana Bryant, 'Courting Peace for Children' From: Sunday Herald Sun. May 03, 2009

In 2008 The Family Law Court of Australia left 2 0f my 3 Children in the care of a abusive Father. The Court found that in 2006, the Father made false child sex and physical abuse allegations. The Court found that the Father's conduct towards his Children & their Mother had been nothing short of, "despicable" and that it had been calculated at every turn to punish the Mother for leaving the relationship and it had been executed without the slightest regards for the proper interests of the Children. My ex-Husband used these insidious alienation tactics in the perjury free arena of our Family Court System. Parental Alienation is psychological child abuse. The Family Court must take a stand on "PARENTS", who use alienation tactics. Instead it has been my experience, that the Court System & it's legal culture facilitates the process of Parental alienation. Don't make this a gender issue!! The Family Court does not always act in the best interests of the Children!! This is not in the best interests of our Family!!

Radio interview on 2glf 89.3fm

Listen to my story that aired on the 5th May 2009 - HOW FAMILY COURTS CONTRIBUTE TO FAMILY DESTRUCTION-With special guest: Diana [alias].
Go to www.dadsontheair.net & click on the mp3 podcast.

Dads on the air is a very informative site that deals with all kinds of relationship & parenting issues.

I am a practising Visual Artist- Researcher - Activist & Mum x3.

I graduated from Southern Cross University, Lismore in 2008.

Through my art practise, I wish to bring awareness to Parental Alienation & The Family Court System.

The Family Court of Australia is a custodial legal system where supposedly, the interest of the Child is paramount. Instead it has been my experience, that this system facilitates the process of Parental Alienation. Zealous advocacy & The Family Courts painstakingly slow process have actually damaged my familial relations. I was alienated from all three of my children due to my ex-husband making false & malicious child sex abuse & domestic violence allegations in Court. He did this to obtain valuable time to set in motion the insidious parental alienation process, which turns Children against their own Family. He was able to execute this insidious practise in the perjury free arena of our Family Court. This has created a situation of profound grief, suffering and a disturbingly divided family remain.

I wish the Family Court would take a stand on parent's who use parental alienation tactics.