Craig Bennett - 22 August 2007 11:30 PM

G’day Jonathon,

Sorry for taking this thread of topic, yes unfortunately there is much evidence of the family law courts having a bias towards awarding custody to a parent who does not fulfill those requirements as much as the other parent does.

Well that probably depends on which family law courts we’re talking about.  Courts in Australia?  It might also depend on which state we’re talking about.  I haven’t lived in Australia for the last 3 years, so perhaps things are different now, but when I was I was aware of family law courts usually granting custody to the parent who could provide most effectively for the child.

I also agree that in theory your answer answers this thread question well, and indeed the family law courts in theory should be doing the same - however they don’t - or at least up to now have not done a good job of it.

Thanks.