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1: The adults ‘divorcing’ their parents | November 20, 2020

More adult children are “breaking up” with their folks, in what’s being described as an epidemic of inter-generational dysfunction. And grandkids are often collateral damage, caught between warring sides…

Catchwords: Estrangement, Parent-adult child estrangement

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2: Can I See My Grandchildren if their Mother Says “No”? | June 16, 2018

What the law says about grandparents seeing their grandchildren when the parents say no..

Catchwords: Grandparents

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3: Senate Inquiry Into Grandparents Raising Children | May 14, 2014

A Senate inquiry is looking into the challenges facing grandparents raising their grandchildren, and how they might be better supported…

Catchwords: Grandparent Child Carers, Inquiry, Senate Committee

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4: Grandma, 85, given parenting rights in case that highlights growing trend in ‘grey-sitters’ | May 11, 2013

AN 85-year-old woman has been granted parenting rights over her granddaughter as courts take a tougher stand over denied access…

Catchwords: Grandparent Rights, Grandparents, Parental Rights, Parenting Orders, Sole Custody

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5: Grandmother banned from challenging for custody of grandsons | May 8, 2013

A GRANDMOTHER has been banned from challenging for the custody of her two grandsons after a court heard details of her “bizarre” parenting style, that included threatening to have the boys’ father “bumped off” if she was left off a birthday invitation list…

Catchwords: Grandparent Conflict, Grandparents