The phenomenological and nosological issues are outlined and the risks of the emergence of threatening and violent behaviour is emphasized.

The more egregious the facts that led to the order, the less likely the Family Court will set it aside later. I know what you are thinking -- … The vexatious litigant would have to show the family law judge that there has been a "material change" in the facts upon which the court's order was granted and "the ends of justice would be served." The problems of such individuals for the legal profession was highlighted in the Vexatious Action Act of 1896 with the first vexatious litigant being found guilty under the Act in 1897. In the legal profession and courts, a querulant (from the Latin querulus - "complaining") is a person who obsessively feels wronged, particularly about minor causes of action.
On champerty, barratry, and "vexatious litigants" Porzio Bromberg & Newman PC USA May 21 2015 One of my favorite causes of action is "champerty." However, as the article says, he only the 12th person to be put on the State's register. Disobeying a court order has serious consequences that include fines and even jail time. Vexatious litigation can be particularly problematic in a strata context, as such owners: May have personality disorders and possibly even mental health issues which lead to obsessive pursuit of the perceived grievances and inability to resolve those grievances by constructive means.

Australia‟s Vexatious Litigant Sanction 75 years on. First off, I think Mr. Rahman from the example is an obvious example of a vexatious litigant. Psychiatry Psychology Law 2006 Vol 13 Nos 1, 1-27 Mullen P, Lester G. Vexatious Litigants and Unusually In particular the term is used for those who repeatedly petition authorities or pursue legal actions based on manifestly unfounded grounds. Judicial Officer‟s Bulletin 2005 April Vol 17, Nos 3, 17-19 Lester G, Smith S. Inventor, Rascal, Crank or Querulent? This article examines querulous behaviour in the vexatious litigant and in abnormally persistent complainants and petitioners.
Ask the attorney to file a motion for contempt if the court has already warned your ex to stop filing vexatious and baseless pleadings.

Threats should not be ignored, for a variety of reasons. Rupert Frederick Millane (1887-1969) was Australia's first declared vexatious litigant. These applications include in particular complaints about petty offenses. A California court declared the wife a vexatious litigant in 2010, and issued an order prohibiting her from filing any new litigation in California. Applications Filed in Numerous Jurisdictions. The Vexatious Litigant. This individual had started 48 legal actions in the preceding 5 yrs and had attempted to sue, amongst others, the Prince of Wales and the Lord Chancellor. The parties eventually moved- the wife to Ontario and the husband to New York State. Further Information The Unreasonable, Querulent and Vexatious as Litigants in Person Attorney-General v Slaveski [2014] VSC 48 (25 February 2014) Psychiatrist Grant Lester boldly asserts that 50 percent of vexatious litigants have a disorder, but there was absolutely no evidence of where he got that figure.