For mums/dads who have gone through family court for custody, what was your custody outcome? Just curious about trends etc. Some say the times are changing and 50/50 is awarded more regularly and some say it’s becoming less frequent.
For mums/dads who have gone through family court for custody, what was your custody outcome? Just curious about trends etc. Some say the times are changing and 50/50 is awarded more regularly and some say it’s becoming less frequent.
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From my experience, it’s a very long process. Judges are pretty fed up with families who can’t sort themselves out.
The more open you are to negotiate and mediate the better. In our case, most decisions were made before we went in to see the judge. Our lawyer and solicitor highly encouraged that approach.
It made it a much faster process and we got what we wanted.
The outcome will vary on lots of factors. 1. Will you negotiate with the other party? 2. The age of the children 3. How far apart you live 4. The parents involved and 5. The judge on the day!
So if the other party is not at all willing to negotiate outside of court and wholly wants only a trial, how would that work/not work in their favour/the other parties favour? What if the family report writer suggested an outcome that doesn’t suit one parent and that parent has valid reasons to support what they want? I feel like these questions are so vague and I’m sorry about that. What about parental alienation/alignment? Does this factor in things anymore?
I think you are best to speak to lawyer/solicitor.
There are so very many factors
Years ago I had sole custody of my eldest who is now 29.
The arrangement which is without the courts. My younger children live with me and go to their dads every other weekend. But, that’s if they choose to go and dad also has a week every school holiday.
My lawyer advised me that the courts in Australia rarely do 50/50 in the last year because it was ruining children's lives. Go see the best lawyer you can afford for your initial advice.