Protecting rights and rebuilding relationships

PCLC previously helped June secure a family violence intervention order and parenting orders. After June fell ill, her ex-husband cared for their child, but later refused to return the child and go back to following the parenting orders.

Mediation failed, and June’s ex-husband sought to discharge the parenting orders and obtain a passport to take the child to a non-Hague Convention country. If a child is taken to a non-Hague Convention country, it is significantly more difficult to seek their return to Australia. Cultural barriers and past abuse left June unsure of her rights.

PCLC provided urgent legal support, secured a legal aid grant, and helped to have the child returned to living with June, also reconnecting the child with their half-siblings.