Family Court of Australia-Not Quite Family!.

I have always advised that my blogs are Stories based on Facts as I Remember them. In this case, it is in the now.
 Some politicians in the recent past, have expressed the thought, that the Whole family should be able to be involved  in Court proceedings, if they so desire.  I heartily agree. as I am strongly of the belief that FAMILY is----  Children: Parents and Grand Parents. It goes back to me telling children and grand children, when they were frightened say, of spiders or a spider. No no don't kill it,because there are Daddy spiders, Mummy spiders and Grandma and Grandad spiders.they all want to live as a family, just like us.
Over simplified, may be, but the message is clear and this blog is written to make the case for ALL the Family to be involved in Court Proceedings as deemed necessary, by the Grandparents if they so desire.
Family Court of Australia -Parramatta, New South Wales 2150
Here  we go, a story without names, just titles ,like Registrars Office, Child,Mother and Father, Grandma and Grandad. I hope this works for us and I get the message over clear and loud enough.

The Government of the day, that is March 2019,has announced a multi million project to assist people at risk of domestic violence, I hope it includes both Women and men . At the same time someone has said - The Family Court has case to answer, in their slow take up of cases,months on end.

Here with in my Story, based on one case, where there has been continued  but inconsistant messages from the Parramtta Court, NSW.. I have advocated that as a grandparent (Grandfather) I should be allowed to have my say and that of of  (Grandmother) but mainly.in this case the Grandfather. Sending copies of his submission to the Registrar, to the Chief Justice of the Court, who is very silent on the matter,. as are Judges in general, always.seemingly hiding behind Registry.

At first the registry, sent the Grandad's submission back and so off he went to  obtain an Afidavit, supposidly to prove his identity etc. This done he returned the  documents to the court, with copy of
correspondence to the Mother and Father equally assuming they would show to their solicitors
respectivly. Goodness,no, not that easy, a reply came saying the afidavit was not acceptable, the
Grandad was annoyed,as it had been done by a qualified person at ServiceNSW, which had recently started operations. The writer of the refusal was a person with at least 21 letters to the name, I
assumed it was a junior clerk from Sari Lanka or India.

The Grandad wrote again

This time the actual registrar responded in the negative, but did not, this time, return all the submission documents, which must have ment something.

 Apparantly the case came up and the presiding Magistrate! made a ruling, which has never been
available to the Grandfather or Grandmother..

The mother and child left the father in 2018 and the case has dragged on ever since.

The only people who benefited from the case are the Chief Justice of the Court, The Magistrate and
the Registrar and staff by reason , they still have a paid job not adaquatly carried out.

The big winners are the Solicitors and their staff, again not adequatley getting closure for their clients.

Apparantly if The Grandfather asks the Court for the transcipt of the Judgement , Registry may send a copy to the Mother and Fathers solicitor, who will propably charge another  big fee.. What wonderful gravy train

Yes-- All the family must be allowed to contribute to cases of this kind,in order that the presiding Magistrate can have a truely  balanced picture, of the case before the Court.

Remember Grandaparents, know their children better than any and should have their views taken in to account.

Malcolm E Mason