Just the Bloody Facts
The Facts
📊160,000 fathers face family court every year in Australia.
⚖️85%+ who go to final hearing still get every-second-weekend or worse.
💰Legal bills can outrun the matter. Most fathers need their facts organised before the process consumes them.
⏱️Court takes 18-36 months. Status quo is set in the first 60 days.
📋83% of parenting applications contain family violence allegations.
🏠IVOs/DVOs establish status quo before family law proceedings start.
👦By age 14, courts respect the child's "wishes" — shaped by years of alienation.
🔄"Shared parental responsibility" was removed in 2023. They admitted it meant nothing.
📈The <1% who get equal time usually face an unfit mother or she agrees.
🎯The system counts on you accepting defeat. Don't.
Sources: ABS Marriage and Divorce Statistics; Family Court Annual Report 2022-23; AIFS Evaluation Reports; Crime Statistics Agency Victoria
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