Conveyancing Brisbane

Hey.

Long story short: every since I was a little kid growing up I always used to get cash in the mail from relatives (particularly my grandmothers) every birthday and christmas. My mother used to deposit this money in a savings account, and eventually it accumulated to well over 1500 dollars. In late 2007 there was a divorce and it’s still going through the family court. I now live with my dad and havnt seen or talked to my mother for nearly 2 years. I have always been aware of this money given to me by my various relatives, but I have never really cared about money until recently; I have gained a need for this money which should rightfully be mine since it was given to me.

I originally contacted her by email last week and requested the money, but after a chain of emails going back and fourth between us, she is refusing to give me the money until I "start behaving." What she means by that is that I stop refusing to see/ talk to her which I simply won’t do. Today I took matters into my own hands and contacted Legal Aid, as well as taking a quick visit to my local police station. I am now filling out a Civil Claim and have a few questions regarding it, could you please answer as many of these as you can:

First of all: I’m 15 years old, so as a minor am I allowed to lodge this claim?

I was told by legal aid that I need 3 copies of the claim, one of which I have to deliver to my mother. Can I deliver this to her through registered mail?

One of the other copies is supposed to be lodged to my local court, but what do I do with the 3rd copy?

How much does it cost to lodge this Civil Claim? I think the lady from Legal Aid said it was 80 dollars, but I can’t exactly remember.

If my mother chooses to defend this claim in the local court, what do you think my chances are of winning? She argues that as my mother she has responsibility over the money, but I responded saying that I have a right to my own possession, and as a parent she doesn’t automatically gain ownership of me and everything I own. Also, I indicated to her that even if she is my parent, I’m never planning to contact her again, and you cannot have responsibility over the money of someone you will never see again. If a parental figure should have responsibility over the money, then why doesn’t my Dad have responsibility over it since he’s the one that I actually live with? I don’t really know how the local court will respond to this issue, help is much apreciated.

Thanks.

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