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had a first interview last Friday by one of the barristers wifes i would be working as their receptionist for, and got called back a few hours later that I could go for second interview today. i saw on friday she was scoring me on questions out of 10. have been stressing all weekend and preparing cuz i really want the job. bought a new two piece suit, shoes and shirt, toook over an hour to get my makeup perfect, you know, to make a good impression. So i get there today, and two of the ‘barristers’ are in the room now, both males, around 35 yrs i would say, one is wearing a flowered shirt and a jeans, old work boots and a wearing his sports cap backwards. the other one appears neat and tidy, shirt tie and slacks. they let me in and just chat and joke amongst themselves, telling me about colleagues who drink alcohol, about the previous girl they forgot to check but she turned out to be a prostitute so they got rid of her, and all sorts of weird stuff they talked about beer (cuz im from Belgium and we have a lot of beer) and all kind of random things. i hardly had to say anything, never even once was asked about my skills :S i have no idea what happened just then. the only thing they wanted to know whether i was nervous? i said well maybe just a little because it is a job interview. they told me to relax. but i stayed as professional as i could. it felt almost as if they thought it funny that i was trying to stay professional. do you think they were testing me? i am going to find out in a few hours whether i can start tomorrow or not, and i have no clue whatsoever what i should think of it. (oh fyi, i could see on their papers that i had scores of 10/10, 10/10 and 8/10)
what happened just then?

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My daughter is 4 years old and I broke up with her father not long after she was born. The father has never lived in the same town as us, and has rarely seen his daughter. He only lives a couple of hours away, but has never been willing to use his money to get here. We are still on speaking terms and though he tells me he loves his daughter he has never put in any effort with her. He has never even paid child support.
Suddenly he decided that he wants to be part of my daughter’s life and have her stay with him. This really worries me for quite a number of different reasons:
Firstly, he has implied that he intends to have my daughter around his friends. He has told me numerous stories over the years about some of these people… some of the stories include dealing and taking drugs, living in filth and abusing animals. He also wants to invite his latest girlfriend into my daughter’s life. He has only just started dating this girl, and I know absolutely nothing about her. I really don’t feel comfortable leaving my daughter with him and his girlfriend.
He abuses alcohol on a regular basis and has described himself to me as an "alcoholic". He has a history of mental illness and has problems with anger. He also suffers from bipolar and has threatened to kill himself more than once. The times when he actually has come to visit us he has had a lot of trouble dealing with our daughter’s behavior. One time he became frustrated and burst into tears because she had a small tantrum.
He really doesn’t seem as though he is mature enough to look after a child. He has no manners and thinks that it’s funny to teach children bad habits. I have witnessed him saying inappropriate things to other children in the past. The things that he said to the child were offensive and sexist and go against the type of things that I have tried to teach my daughter so far. I want my daughter to have morals, but I don’t think that her father would be doing her any good in that respect.
My biggest problem is that I feel as though he is rushing into things. My daughter barely knows him and I don’t think she should suddenly be left to spend a night with her father, who is basically a complete stranger to her. I am also suspicious about his motives for suddenly wanting to spend time with his daughter. It is odd that he had no interest in her before and now he wants to take such a big step. It feels like he doesn’t have our daughter’s best interest at heart and is only wanting to do this for himself. What will happen when he realizes that parenting is not as simple as he thought it would be? I think my daughter will behave herself for the first few visits while her father is giving her gifts and spoiling her, but as soon as they get used to each other things will change. I am scared that my daughter will get attached to her father and then end up having her heart broken.
I told the father that I was worried, and he told me that there’s nothing I can do to stop him.
I don’t want to stop him entirely from seeing his daughter. All I want is for his visits to be supervised and for him not to be allowed to bring his friends along.
Is it within my right to set these boundaries? Is her father entitled to overnight visits? And should I get a solicitor?
If anyone could give me some information here it would be very much appreciated. Thanks.

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My ex wants to move 1000km’s away and wants to take our son. He’s in the process of taking me to court to have this granted. He is accusing me of being a bad mother, being an alcoholic etc, and getting an ex friend of mine that I used to live with to stand behind him. Admittedly I was only 17 when I had my son and found it hard to bring him up by myself when he left but I have never consumed alcohol in front of my son nor has alcohol affected my life (ie, I’ve held down a stable job for the past 4 years). My life was a bit unstable, (not alcohol related, just a young mum trying to support her son alone) but over the past 18 months I have picked myself up and now rent a nice 2 bedroom unit with my partner, we earn a good income combined and have never been in trouble with the law, taken drugs or anything of that manner. I am so scared of losing my son I don’t know what to do. I have spoken to solicitors but I don’t know if I can trust them with the advice they’re giving me. I so far understand have the following in my favour: 1) My son was born here and all of his friends and family are here. 2) My ex seems to think he can go get a job at maccas and that will be enough to get a home loan. 3) I’ve taken my son off him before for dealing drugs. Does anyone know what he would have to do to succeed in taking him off me? Does anyone know if the court will take into consideration him slandering me? What should my solicitor be doing? I have a lot of friends who could write a lot of negative things about him, is it necessary? In my defence if I was such a bad mum my ex would have taken him off me a long time ago. I love my son more than anything and if he is allowed to go it will break my heart. Any advice would be fantastic. Thanks
thanks so much I feel better already. I might add, I can’t prove the drugs.. I found out about them and then took my son off him and went to mediation but the papers I have from then don’t seem to mention it After he promised not to sell anymore I gave in to him and let him see him for 50% of the week.. its been like that for the past 18 months or so

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I recently seperated. While I was married 13 years I think the last 2 were just breaking up. Anyway my ex wife got a new job, as a result the first year she had to be away. During this time she had numerous affairs. When we got back together I thought she would stop, but it continued. She only does it when drunk. We have 3 young boys. I decided to end when she got drunk while I was away and allowed herself to be used in front of the kids. Now as I have stated I want no more of her, she has been angry and aggressive. First trying to block custody. Even though I tried for 50 – 50, due to alcohol incidences I ended up with the kids. Kids like this arrangement. Still I want kids to see their mum but she is being difficult. I can not understand I wanted just to end marriage and divide everything 50 – 50. She will not agree, she used to care for her kids now we are losing everything due to solicitor fees. Because she lost kids she wants to drag out property settlement. I was not the one who made her lose the kids, they decided they had enough. At moment I need to make a desicion to stay were I am or move due to financial reason’s. If I move it means kids will have access to mum reduced even more. I have tried to explain my situation to her but she still seems angry blames me. Tells kids its not her that wanted the marriage to end. Yes i ended the marriage, but I do not feel it was my choice. I just want to move on with life. But in order for anyone to move on she needs to allow communication. How do I get her to communicate, without costly solicitors.
My boys are aged 8, 10 and 12. They have a good idea whats going on. They are happy to go but they also love their mum. Seems it is up to me to decide. I look at going seems so many good points and when you look at staying it is only for her. At moment she is not even seeing them. I had hoped over time she would have calmed down. And losing her kids would have made her change back to who she was. Seems only made it worse.
Custody already decided they are with me. This was easy due to neglect when drunk. Kids also wanted this. So custody seems a breeze compared to the property settlement. I feel her solicitor is not helping her. I mean she is offered 50%, considering she lost custody you would think she would be reasonable. While she feels she is paying for her solicitor, she is not paying her share of joint loans. If bank closes loans we lose house which we purchased to provide future equity for kids. I just want to know how to make her listen to reason, and get a better solicitor. Or simply just settle.
Thanks for the advise. Seems I know what to do, just hate having to do it. But hearing other people say what I am thinking reassures me.

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"Under 0.5" is what we are told about alcohol. What perameters are the police working with when testing for marijuana ? For that matter, what are the driving restrictions for marijuana in the ACT where marijuana is legal to consume?
I feel that we are given little info about this in the hope that the police will "catch us out". I personally know many people (doctors, solicitors, school teachers, policemen) who use MJ recreationally, but my concern is with paliative care patients and my chronically ill partner who use the drug as an irreplaceable aide for pain relief/appetite & sleep. I have addressed this issue with many and have found out that people WILL continue to use it in the hope that one day soon MJ will be made legal.
Legalise it. Tax it. Regulate the strength. Whatever it takes, just don’t penalise us for using this age-old aide.
At least inform us of the testing procedure so we can avoid beurocratic penalties.