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End Family Violence

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Address: Kew 3000 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

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22.01.2022 A father received a phone call, asking him to collect his 16 y.o. from school, as she was sick. He attended at the office, and was told that his daughter was subject to an IVO, and that he had breached the order by attending the school. He was reported to police, and charged with breach IVO, a criminal offence carrying a maximum penalty of 2 years. Another father attended school to see his kids perform at a class function. He was subject to an IVO that included his kids and s...tep kids, and authorised to attend under a Family Law Order that named his kids but not the step-child. He greeted his step-child, and was charged by police with breach IVO, a criminal offence carrying a maximum penalty of 2 years. Nowadays, IVOs are a sword, not a shield. When an order includes children as AFMs, IVOs become tactical weapons that exclude fathers from seeing their children, until a Family Court order is made enabling contact. Then, contact may only occur strictly in accord with such an order. Any contact additional to that set out in the order remains a criminal offence; eg. If by chance a father sees his children on a day not defined in Family Law orders, and waves to them, he is liable to be charged with breach IVO. Children are included on IVOs if they have been subjected to family violence committed by the respondent. The definition of subjected to is broad, and the courts protocols are such, that inclusion of children is practically automatic. No assessment is made of the relationship between father and child. Thus, when a mother applies for and is granted an IVO against a stay-home dad, on the basis of a verbal argument between her and him in the presence of the child, he will not see the child until family court order or the mother’s agreement. The delay will likely be months. This is not justice. This is not good social policy. This brings IVOs into disrepute. See more

22.01.2022 maybe we need to get an IVO against the catholic church

16.01.2022 I’m up to my ears in Family Violence it is the new Melbourne Black. I’m a lawyer paid by Legal Aid to cross examine protected persons on behalf of perpetrators, so I’m part of the industry that has grown up. A bit like security at airports supposed to make you feel safe, but really totally ineffective. So, I’m calling out Intervention Order World as a fraud. Most IVOs are a waste of effort, time and limited public resources. Hearing them involves about one third of the w...Continue reading

08.01.2022 3 examples of breach Intervention order: 1. a father receives a message to collect his sick daughter from school. he attends the office and says "i'm here to collect my daughter from sick bay". office says, we're calling the police because the IVO doesn't allow you to do that. he is charged and goes to court. 2. 16 yo son comes up to father after footy game and says, "drive me home Dad". charged with breach, because he didn't first sms Mum and ask her permission. 3. Dad sends apples back with child, says to child "you and Mum stew them" mum sms dad "thanks for apples". mum charged with breach. THIS IS MADNESS

04.01.2022 Inclusion of children on an IVO Intervention Orders are important tools in the prevention of violence within families, and promote positive social change; they are too important to be diminished by use as tactical manoeuvres between separating adults. It is now common to include children on an IVO. This practice results in a parent being excluded from seeing their children, except by agreement with the other, or order of the family court. The former is unlikely, and the lat...Continue reading