Shared Parenting
Six-year-old Naomi wants to kill herself after being repeatedly sexually abused since the age of two.
Her mother Debbie says the bright and bubbly toddler has become a violent and aggressive girl who wants to throw herself in front of a car to end her suffering.
Last week, I interviewed Debbie on Radio 2UE. It was harrowing. Heartbreaking. But instead of expressing sympathy, talkback callers were angry.
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The planned rollback of the controversial Shared Parenting Law is not an attack on men’s rights. Nor is it a victory for the women’s movement.
It is a sensible response to the plight of children like Darcey Freeman, who was allegedly thrown from the Westgate Bridge in Melbourne. Rather than getting into the he said/she said of this prickly debate, this is the story of one man – a war veteran - who believes his grandchildren are at risk.
His letter was part of a submission to Attorney-General Robert McClelland, which concludes “it is relatively rare for a court to make an order that denies a parent contact with a child, including in cases involving allegations of violence”. You can read it here:
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MJ says:
My mother could have written this same letter about my court ordeal and my now 3 and a half year old daughter!!! Maddening I am going broke, my daughter is in counseling as she is such mess. It is ruining my entire families lives!! Father doesn’t want her it’s… Read more »
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Peter says:
The child complained of a sore bottom and said “daddy wiggled my bottom with his special stick”. Then freaking jail the filthy dogs you dead beat lazy Australian cops sleazing off tax payers funds! Same goes for family court judges. Jail them too for giving children to paedophiles! Read more »
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