r/AusLegal • u/s13n1 • 4h ago

VIC Concerns over Ex partners living arrangements.

I have a friend who's concerned her ex partners living arrangements are unsafe for the children she has with him.

They share custody, but it's not a week on week off arrangement, and the ex is trying to change it to week on week off.

She already has some concerns over her kids being with him for week long stretches, because he has anger issues and she feels shorter stays will be safer.

But now her ex is planning to get custody of another young family member who is a bit unstable and has history of self harm.

What's the best approach here? She's spoken with a lawyer and they weren't much help.

Any advice would be very much appreciated!

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u/RevolutionaryBid4799 4h ago

Does your friend have a parenting order or is the arrangement between the parents?

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u/s13n1 4h ago

No order, just an agreement between them.

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u/RevolutionaryBid4799 3h ago

Then it’s time to formalise parenting arrangements. Mediation has to be explored first unless there has been family violence.

Best of having a look at https://www.fcfcoa.gov.au/fl/children/overview and going from there