Anonymous - Family Court Outcomes #1

2004-05

Mother's solicitor argues father is mentally ill. Submission of Family Report and two psychological reports cleared father of any mental illness.

Final orders:

Father contact:

Alternate weekends Fri after school to Monday before school; each Wednesday during term time from after school to 7:30 pm; half of all school holidays - 29% of total time.

Mother contact: all other time - 71% of total time.

During the relationship father worked approx. six days a week to pay mortgage, wife worked one day per week.

Assets - house and superannuation:

Mother receives 68% of assets $370,000

Father receives 32% of assets $173,000

At time of settlement, $5000 of child support arrears were seized under a s72a application by CSA to the solicitors holding the property settlement.