Citation

Schindeler E. Child. Aust. 2019; 44(4): 194-201.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, National Children's Bureau of Australia, Publisher Australian Academic Press)

DOI

10.1017/cha.2019.42

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The focus of this study was on the application of orders for supervised access made by the Australian Family Law Court in cases that involved conflicting claims by custodial and noncustodial parents. Based on accessible Court transcripts for the 28-month period ending in early 2019, 103 cases involving 172 children were identified in which orders required supervision for visitation and/or changeovers. The patterns found through thematic analysis suggest that there is a shift to increasing use of final orders involving supervision through child contact centers as either an indeterminate or permanent arrangement. This shift has significant implications for current models of supervised access/changeover, and a greater understanding in terms of the outcomes being achieved is required.

Language: en

Keywords

child contact center; custodial disputes; Family Law Court; supervision orders