Perth-based psychologist Darryl Menaglio accepted a professional misconduct finding over a report he prepared for a custody case at the Western Australia Family Court.
1: Psychologist’s misconduct raises questions about family court expert witnesses | December 14, 2019

It was a Family Court psychologist’s report that came with a heavy cost. Not only in monetary terms — although at $25,000 the psychologist’s fees were high. But also in its human toll, which continues more than seven years after it was handed to the Family Court of Western Australia…




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2: Judge slams agency after ‘flimsy’ claims see child removed from carer | April 10, 2018

A judge has slammed the actions of a government-contracted welfare agency as “shoddy” and “shameful” in removing a six-year-old girl from her foster carer on the flimsy claims of her mischievous older brothers…




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3: Dad wrongfully jailed on false child sexual abuse allegations seeks compensation | January 3, 2018

A father who was wrongfully jailed after his estranged partner accused him of sexually abusing his own son has vowed to turn “his worst nightmare” into a greater good and help iron out faults in WA’s justice system…




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4: The Other (Overlooked) Victims of Domestic Violence | July 24, 2016

There seems to be a general acceptance in the community that if push comes to shove, protecting women from domestic abuse should be the priority, even at the cost of prosecuting innocent men…




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5: Four Italian girls’ Mother cries Wolf one more time | April 14, 2015

The extent of her deception is by now well known to most, especially after it was revealed in sordid detail in a 60 Minutes special last year…




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6: Mother escapes jail but loses custody of 3 y/o child abducted to Europe | May 29, 2014

A mother who abducted her three-year-old son and secreted him to Europe for 2½ years has been handed a 28-day good ­behaviour bond by the ­District Court of NSW…




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7: Father wins custody of his abducted son | April 25, 2014

A child who was abducted by his mother and taken to Europe will live with his father full time in Australia — and spend no time with his mother…




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8: Mother who absconded with her son found guilty in Sydney District Court | December 2, 2013

A MOTHER who sparked an international search after she absconded with her son to Europe has been found guilty of taking the child out of the country without permission…




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9: Mother fled with son to stop abuse, court told | October 17, 2013

A mother who secretly took her son to live overseas in the middle of a custody dispute says she did so to stop the boy’s father abusing him, asking a jury “what would you risk if you thought your little boy was in danger?”..




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10: False abuse claims are the new court weapon, retiring judge says | July 5, 2013

Allegations of child sexual abuse are being increasingly invented by mothers to stop fathers from seeing their children, says a retiring Family Court judge…