Ep# 13 - Todd & Hannah Morley - I sat a 13 day Trial & Spent $420k

Episode 13.

Guest – Todd & Hannah Morley

On today’s episode I am joined with a Todd, a 40-year-old Broken father from the Nowra area , was previously working in Juvenile justice. He has one child, and is joined with his wife Hannah, 31 owns a beauty clinic. Hannah has a daughter from a previous relationship, who had perfect co-parenting relationship for 7 years, up until Todds family court case wrapped up. Wait till you hear why it has tuned pear shape. Growing up in Manly and Culburra, Todd did so without the presence of his biological father. His family also endured the profound loss of his brother Dean, who passed away from cot death at the age of two. Subsequently, a car accident tragically resulted in the passing of his sister Crystal at the young age of seven; thankfully, Todd, his brother Steven, and his mother survived this difficult event.

At the age of sixteen, Todd met his former partner at the age of 16. Their relationship progressed, leading to an engagement at nineteen and marriage at twenty-one. In 2010, They welcomed their son into the world. Whilst recovering from a back injury working for the family business, Todd undertook the role of a School Support Officer, also known as an Aboriginal Case Worker, which provided a foundation for your subsequent career in juvenile justice. Before Todd knew, his brother and mother-in-law, and the police arrived at his home, demanding he pack his belongings and leave. Adding to the shock, they wouldn’t explain to Todd why he had to leave and then was threatened by his former brother-in-law, "The Bondi Bouncer,. As is too often I have with all fathers on my platform, following a breakup, a list of serious allegations quickly surfaced. Before he knew it, Todd was served with an AVO that also included his son's name, preventing him from seeing him. Ironically, the same "Bondi Bouncer" who had threatened Todd later also had an AVO served against Todd.

Todd found unwavering support in his now-wife, Hannah, who stood by him from the beginning. He faced a significant number of serious charges, including rape, stalking, domestic violence, and choking, which ultimately led to a trial. The initial trial was adjourned due to court backlogs from a previous case, costing Todd and Hannah a substantial $130,000. A second trial also faced adjournment when Todd's mother-in-law cited a scheduled surgery, adding another $120,000 to their expenses. In a third attempt to go to trial, the prosecution presented a massive 7,500 pages of Cellebrite data in what seemed like a scare tactic. But they didn’t take it another trial date was set this time coast were awarded against the police prosecutor for corruption. 75,000 was paid to Todd towards his next court case.

Despite the extensive Cellebrite data, no evidence of domestic violence or criminal behaviour from Todd was found. In fact, the only relevant message uncovered by the police was from his ex, boasting to a friend about hitting Todd in the face. Interesting factor to not is Todd’s Ex father-in-law was a Senior Sargent of local highway patrol, however retired on day 5 of his trial. I question if he was behind getting the trails adjourned so he could tick his time over so he could get his golden cuff pension. After 13 long days with a 13-person jury, the judge dismissed the court, only to call everyone back within the hour—they had reached a verdict. Interestingly, Todd's ex-partner, who made serious allegations, didn't want to be present for the verdict. The jury delivered their decision: NOT GUILTY on all charges. Apparently, the jury members were visibly emotional as they announced the verdict. Todd remained puzzled by their tears until several months later when a juror approached him. The juror explained that they had known Todd was innocent from the very first day of the trial but were obligated to endure the subsequent 12 days of testimony.

Thankfully, the judge showed good judgment and pointed out to Todd's ex that his current wife, Hannah, successfully navigated her own divorce without receiving child support and runs her own business, implying she can support herself.as she had Hannah subpoenaed for her financials. as she was trying to get compensation they call spouse allowance from Hannah this was all a financial gain.after this was denied she then went for her next attempt. This is where Todd’s former partner tried to use the “Kennon Act” argument is a legal framework used in Australian family law to address the impact of family violence on property settlements, trying to claim DV to get more of the property pool to which she was unsuccessful. In an unbelievable turn of events, Todd's former partner's Barrister then fell to the ground, claiming a gallstone attack and requesting an adjournment. With the court’s being so backlogged, the next available want for another 12 months. At this point in time, the Criminal court had cost Todd & Hannah $285,000 and Family court cost $189,000.