My daughter lived with me for the first 10 years of her life. When her father was diagnosed with throat cancer, I made the heart-wrenching decision to have her stay with him and his partner under the agreement that she would return to me in two years, when she began high school. Despite having court-ordered custody arrangements in place, her father breached every order repeatedly, and I have not seen her since despite filing over 35 Family Court documents, consisting of hundreds of pages over 4 years. I have undergone urine and hair dug and alcohol tests for years proving I am not an alcoholic, or drug addict. The father had his urine samples taken by the stepmother while she worked for Main Roads Western Australia as an occupational health and safety officer, and THAT fact was ignored too. The evidence I provided of Child Abuse and sexual grooming towards my daughter that is recorded in the Department of Child Protection files, and reported by witnesses, not me, was ignored by the magistrates. Her father died two years ago and I was told by a Federal Police Officer that I would definitely be getting my daughter returned to me as I am her only surviving  biological parent. But that didn’t happen. The Family Court Magistrate told me that they don’t have to abide by Federal Law. The delays and setbacks have been heartbreaking to say the least. The Family Court needs to be held responsible for the physical and emotional pain, anguish and the breakdown of the close bond we had for 10years as Mother and daughter. The Family Court of Western Australia have been instrumental in supporting the alienation, brainwashing and manipulation placed upon my daughter by her father and stepmother. She is now 14 and growing up without the motherly love and support she deserves. She is failing school, with an attendance rating of 51%, living on a farm without any other children nearby whilst being groomed by her stepbrother. 
This current Family Court System, all its magistrates and lawyers need to go! They are obviously corrupted and evil. Only evil would keep a child from a loving parent. The Family Court of Western Australia leaves children and parents alike, to suffer under their ‘laws’ that they create. Laws that DO NOT protect our precious children, but keep us all in the hamster wheel that is the Court system.

The Family Court of Western Australia has failed immeasurably!!

The Family Court system should protect the best interests of our children. Sadly, it currently seems to view their situations as mere commerce rather than the crucial lives they are. The delays between hearings is fundamental in the breakdown of the parent-child bond. The wait times to get legal advice is long. The wait times to get counselling for families is over 7months. For the parent whom hasn’t seen their child or children, this is way too long. 
The court makes children choose which parent to live with, despite the fact that their prefrontal cortex—the brain part responsible for discernment—isn't fully developed until age 23. This is why children aren't tried as adults in criminal court. Of course the child is going to choose the house with the least rules and restrictions, but that is not in the best interests of the child. Inexplicably, the Family Court often favours one parent without just cause.

If I was Aboriginal, I would have received free representation and my child would have been returned to me immediately under the reasoning that my child is missing out on cultural learning. Don’t white Australians have culture? These ‘laws’ are criminal and discriminatory in themselves!! 

The Family Court system needs to be restructured to focus on the welfare and developmental needs of the children involved. We need to implement systems that guarantee fairness, transparency, and genuine compassion in the decision-making process to ensure that children are not just pawns in a legal battlefield but valued individuals whose futures are nurtured and safeguarded. The current practices traumatize families and disrupt the stability children desperately need during formative years.

Let's advocate for impactful change that will guarantee a brighter future for our children. Through collective action, we have the power to demand a Family Court system that genuinely serves our children's best interests. Sign this petition to call for immediate reforms that will place our children's lives at the forefront of every decision made within the Family Court system. They deserve nothing less. Sign and help us drive this essential change.