Judge ‘erroneously’ found mother committed family violence by denying son access to violent father, court finds
The federal circuit and family court appellate jurisdiction found Justice Jarrett incorrectly described the mother’s action, but dismissed her appeal
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A judge “erroneously” found that a mother committed an act of family violence against her son when she prevented him from spending time with the father because she feared he could be harmed, a court has found.
The father had been violent to the woman, and to an older child of his from a different relationship, when his former partner withdrew his access to the child soon after its birth in 2016, the federal circuit and family court found.
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