Sheedy said FACS did this even though there had been a report from the independent Children’s Court Clinic which stated that the grandparents had supported Tyson’s relationship with both of his parents and “there is no evidence to suggest that Tyson has been abused in any manner while in the grandparents’ long-term care, with Tyson being able to validate his feelings of safety in living with them”.
FACS told the court: “FACS has concerns for the parenting capacity of the grandparents given their use of physical discipline.”
Sheedy accused FACS for “deliberately misleading” the court and ordered that the grandparents have full custody of Tyson until he turns 18.
She said FACS had misled the court by neglecting to say that Tyler’s father also smacked him.
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