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I was referred to a family consultant who spent just 45 minutes with me and two hours with my ex-partner. The resulting family report contained factual errors, misquoted me, and recommended orders that would see my children only on alternate weekends.
When I tried to challenge the report, my barrister told me it would cost another $30,000 to cross-examine the expert and that judges rarely deviate from family report recommendations anyway.
The consultant had no specialised training in coercive control or financial abuse—both of which I had experienced but could not articulate in a 45-minute interview. The report framed my anxiety as a parenting concern rather than a response to trauma.
I accepted a consent order because I could not afford to fight anymore. My children now spend 70% of their time with someone who systematically undermined my relationship with them for years.