Separated Parents waiting months to see their children

SEPARATED parents ordered by a court to have visits to their children supervised are in some cases waiting months to see them because of a lack of government-funded contact centres.

Parents in some rural areas have to travel long distances to see their children under supervision because there is no contact centre nearby.

A family law court will order supervised access in cases where children are considered to be at risk if they see their mother or father alone. This can include cases where there is concern about family violence, serious mental illness or drug and alcohol abuse. In these cases, a court can order that a parent see a child – usually once a fortnight for about two hours – supervised by workers.

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