Family Lawyers South Auckland

 

Iam Grandmother of Auckland swear that I am the person who is requesting this case in the Auckland Family Court

I'd like to update the Court on my position in respect of my granddaughter's trip in New Zealand to have an S133 report completed once all COVID19 restrictions are lifted

I'm not in a financially able position to take days off from work.

In saying that , I could maybe fly in with her on a Sunday night and return on Monday afternoon, but the expense of flights as well as a hotel for the night is the main issue.

If I can arrange this I'd be thrilled for her mother to visit and see her daughter while we are staying prior to flying home from New Zealand.

My financial situation is basically in the middle. Apart from having everything we need and more, I'm not able to afford the luxury of having the most expensive things: ie flights etc. Legal costs along with the other constant expenses is a burden. The child's father has given me money to help and has done so whenever they can. Apart from the contribution of her father, I've received no other form of support to help me with the expenses of raising a 12-year old child.

I'd like to highlight the following scenarios, on my grand daughters 12th birthday, she had an amazing day, despite limitations due to restrictions put in the place. We had dinner with her father by skype at her father's request , followed by cake and a party in the sense of.

 

After speaking with her mother she returned to the kitchen and was visibly upset and she proceeded to give us the reason was that her mom had ruin her birthday by slandering her as she presented them with pictures of the presents she received. Including that it was all second-hand (which it was not) the fact that it was cheap and that there was nothing important in it. The child also said she asked them what they got her (as they constantly made reference to this) and they responded that to her that the money they gave her in February after they left was her birthday present.

The mother continued to tell her we had robbed her of money to buy her presents which upset her even more.

These sorts of phone calls are frequent and although most of the time , the child is able to handle it and steer the conversation an opposite direction, there have been occasions when she has not been able to handle the situation, which led to she hung up on the mother she was calling and blocking her or the child from being able to be physically sick as a result of the anxiety of the phone call. One of the times she shut off her camera to ensure that no one could be able to see her, and also not able to avoid being criticized by her mother about her physical appearance (a freckle or beauty spot the face of hers).

 

The child is also very angry when she hears her mother say awful things about me and particularly upset over what they say about her other parent

The most recent incident happened last week, her mother was sick and she was being pressured to her by the maternal grandparents, who said it was her fault for not being there, and that she was supposed to be taking care of her mother. And then she would continue to shout to her about having to explain to the court why she wants to go back home to New Zealand.

 

I would also like to have it to be mentioned that the child lawyer has not yet contacted her since November 2019 which is the only contact she has had with her.

I've gone to my way to facilitate finding a place where that she can speak to the child at a neutral location by using Skype or Zoom. After finding a solution, I haven't heard back from her in any way.

I am of the opinion that my child is disappointed by the fact that she isn't able to find someone to advocate for her and express what she wants to be heard.