Family law & custody

What courts actually weigh when a prescription is raised in a parenting dispute.

• My ex is using my prescription against me in a parenting dispute. What happens?Clear law, contested application

  A prescription is not, by itself, a parenting risk. The court's question is whether a child is safe from harm so the argument that matters is about your conduct and capacity, not a

  Australia-wide · draft
• Can child protection be called in New South Wales because I have a prescription?There is no law on this

  Anyone can make a report, and a prescription alone does not meet any jurisdiction's threshold. What gets assessed is risk of harm to the child — which is about supervision, storage

  New South Wales · draft
• Can child protection be called in Victoria because I have a prescription?There is no law on this

  Anyone can make a report, and a prescription alone does not meet any jurisdiction's threshold. What gets assessed is risk of harm to the child — which is about supervision, storage

  Victoria · draft
• Can child protection be called in Queensland because I have a prescription?There is no law on this

  Anyone can make a report, and a prescription alone does not meet any jurisdiction's threshold. What gets assessed is risk of harm to the child — which is about supervision, storage

  Queensland · draft
• Can child protection be called in Western Australia because I have a prescription?There is no law on this

  Anyone can make a report, and a prescription alone does not meet any jurisdiction's threshold. What gets assessed is risk of harm to the child — which is about supervision, storage

  Western Australia · draft
• Can child protection be called in South Australia because I have a prescription?There is no law on this

  Anyone can make a report, and a prescription alone does not meet any jurisdiction's threshold. What gets assessed is risk of harm to the child — which is about supervision, storage

  South Australia · draft
• Can child protection be called in Tasmania because I have a prescription?There is no law on this

  Anyone can make a report, and a prescription alone does not meet any jurisdiction's threshold. What gets assessed is risk of harm to the child — which is about supervision, storage

  Tasmania · draft
• Can child protection be called in the ACT because I have a prescription?There is no law on this

  Anyone can make a report, and a prescription alone does not meet any jurisdiction's threshold. What gets assessed is risk of harm to the child — which is about supervision, storage

  Australian Capital Territory · draft
• Can child protection be called in the Northern Territory because I have a prescription?There is no law on this

  Anyone can make a report, and a prescription alone does not meet any jurisdiction's threshold. What gets assessed is risk of harm to the child — which is about supervision, storage

  Northern Territory · draft

Last checked: DRAFT — never verified