by psorahan on Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:34 pm
i feel for you, i have just started to walk down this road this is my story so far
I would like to state that I have known Angela for 20yrs and in that time we have lived together ,been married, moved to Australia and now have 3 children, we have both as individuals and partners suffered various stressful situations in our life and as a couple we have addressed each situation on its merits and made changes accordingly, during this time I have never physically abused Angela, I have arguably been guilty of controlling ways but given the situation today we have both failed ,Angela for not communicating effectively and me for not having listening skills ,I would further add that it is my understanding that Angela has never brought up her feelings about me with a medical professional and we have never had counselling she has advised me she will see someone when she is happy, she has told me she has reported our doctor to the authorities as she was not happy with his attitude.
• I would like to state that I have complete respect for law and order and its place in the community and to date I have no record or driving convictions; i am a safety professional with BSc OHS and currently studying a Masters degree at Edith Cowan.
•legislation is one of the tools I use to ensure a safe work place and it is equally important that I communicate with work teams in an appropriate manner, of which to date I have been successful, I might add here that a criminal record would hinder my ongoing work as the nature of my work requires a police clearance
•I would like to look back at the lead up to September 2008 to date an outline the family situation
•We had been under pressure all year, (1)we had a 6mnth dispute with the shire about verge treatment , (2)my wife had a hysterectomy and was extremely emotional,(3) I had been unfairly dismissed in the workplace and was in dispute for reinstatement(4) in court with a tenant breaching a lease agreement (5) two days before I was flying out there was a major breakdown of the family car (6)New tenants wanted air-conditioning-Wall built
•In late September I was completing the contract on the .... and was due to go to a mine site near .... we had discussed a holiday and was planning a break
•Angela helped me pack and I asked for a picture of herself and the girls to hang on my wall
•On the morning 14 October Angela and the girls dropped me at the airport ,I said I love you and she replied the same, I gave the girls a kiss and told them I loved them
• I had been on site2 days and had tried to make contact with home but no answered
•I received a call on day 3 which devastated me Angela had left the family home with our 3 children
•I wanted to just jump on a plane but I talked my self into staying as I would have lost the job
•With all the stress I didn’t sleep properly for the next 7 nights and working 13hr days, I was not demonstrating fatigue but my thought process was flawed I completed my 9 days and Angela didn’t want to see me and organised a lift but I asked could she and the girls pick me up
•They picked me up at the airport but I had to sit in the back
•She took me home and I was again devested by the way the house was, most of the furniture was gone
•I tried to talk to Angela she wouldn’t discuss the what when or why but indicated that she had warned me about this, I was confused because we had spoke of our holiday to broom in the coming weeks and Angela had just spent $4,000 on furniture and we had spent approximately $9,000 on the investment property so all of this made no sense, Angela had rented a house for $400when she could have moved into the investment home or I could have moved, know options were discussed
•Over the next few days I went to my doctor who put me on anti depressants and further referred me to a psychologist
•I continued some dialogue with Angela but she wasn’t interested in my proposal of counselling or other professional advice
•I had a discussion with the psychologist and my lack of sleep and the shock of the situation, he said that I need to take but some control of my life
• Over the next few days Angela and the girls just kept away,
•Angela suggested that I take the girls down to Mandurah on a holiday for Friday to Monday and she pressured me by saying you never take them anywhere i asked her to come along but she wouldn’t
•went and was having a good time, when during the early hrs mia had a problem I called her mum on the mobile and on the land line with no response i called her friend to ask were she was and she told me she was in Melbourne no one had told us about her trip
•To this day I do not know what the trip was for Melbourne it was said that it was a shopping trip
•when we came back on the Monday I decide to take the advice of the psychologist and take some control back of the situation and asked Angela why she had been to Melbourne and was she seeing another man from the internet she was very upset
•I said i would need the car to do work around the investment home but she never really agreed
•It had been 3weeks since I had cut the grass on the investment property so I called and asked for the car she said no that wasn’t having it again I said it was in my name and I was coming round to break into it(I had said this with a raised voice)
•When i arrived i knocked and she wouldn’t open the door to the house ,I opened the back door knowing that the alarm would be activated , to stop the noise I removed the two fuses out to isolate the battery , I let the air out of the tyre on the left passenger side as I was due to change it due to it being worn ,I did this in the full knowledge that if Angela wouldn’t allow me to change the tyre or replace the fuses the RAC he would advise that the tyre needed to be changed
•Angela had called the police and they advised me that Angela had stated I was going to break down or burn down the house, what I said was I was going to break into the car(which is in fact registered to me and insured by me)
•I was issued with a order for 24hrs up until 9.00 pm the next day
•What I wasn’t aware of and I find unfair and arguably unjust is that a violent restraining order was issued on the premise of what had occurred the day before without myself having a right to comment
•Before I was issued with the RO my wife’s friend ,,,,, was the third party(on the) this person is and has not been effective whatsoever the nature of her work does not allow her to be contacted by phone(as directed my her manager) or the hrs she works she cannot be at the location for the kids to be picked up
•I have enquired about the RO and was advised that I had 21days which I promptly appealed, to date I have applied and not received the transcript, I have been advised that the court date is April 2009
•What happened next is arguably a turning point in both our relationship and subsequent breaches
•When Angela moved out she took the new computer, I had to be on line due to work commitments and used an old unused tower in the back room, during the setting up I found a range of offensive material on the computer I was extremely distressed by this an informed a range of professionals including my doctor
•I made contact through angelas sister for family comments and to pass this on
•It concerns me that their has been hardly any discussion who would do it and why?
•Yet Angela felt it necessary to protect herself and our children from me with a RO
•The interest form Angela came about when she found out that I had the police look into it and that I have asked for it to be looked at it I am still waiting for the results the have had it for about 5weeks
•Angel has stated that she wants to go to Melbourne and will do what it takes to make it happen
• I am not sure what the interest is in Melbourne as she has know friends over there
•Angela has been in contact with me by phone and text and asked me to come around xmas morning to surprise the girls
•Has dropped of xmas dinner on the boxing day
•I have expressed the view that I might not want to live in melbourrne and that I would not want the girls to go
•On the lead up to xmas I was sent some information from the uk about angelas Face Book and some comments that she had made about herself taking drugs now and while she was at school and how she described herself as a slut –bitch –hore and also she is smoking which she has never done she is showing pictures of men herself smoking ,a man grabbing her breasts this has worried me in relation to her ability to judge what she is saying what she is doing and what she is not acknowledging such as people she knows who might have been on the computer
•It is my belief that Angela has found out that I have my doubts about Melbourne, and is aware of my interest in face book, and has decided to set me up in hope that this will allow her full custody and enable her to move to Melbourne she has not allowed me contact with the children since xmas
•Contact was made mutually and the continued contact was due to concerns for the children and the possibility of moving to Melbourne
she had me arrested on new years eve for 67 breaches(none was offensive chatter to the girls etc) she has been however sumoned to answer why she breached
would like advice on what i can do and what i should do