Sisters in Law: Man livid over ex s Christmas Day custody demand
19 Dec, 2020 07:42 PM
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Who gets the kids for Christmas can be a major dispute among divorced parents. Photo / 123rf
Who gets the kids for Christmas can be a major dispute among divorced parents. Photo / 123rf
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By: Alison Barrett and Jillian Barrett
Welcome to Sisters In Law, a news.com.au weekly column solving all of your legal problems. This week, our resident lawyers and real-life sisters Alison and Jillian Barrett from Maurice Blackburn help someone over custody arrangments at Christmas.
QUESTION:
My ex-wife and I have been separated for five years and divorced for almost four. We ve got two beautiful kids together who are six and seven. When we broke up our divorce turned acrimonious, bitter and nasty. We had to go through lawyers to sort out custody for our kids as it got to the point where we couldn t speak without shouting at each other.