I think, if you read between the lines, Aussie social services has given the mother the option to attend while the children are removed and travel with them.
So what we're being asked is to fund a difficult time for the kids being made easier... While the authorities remove the father and allow the children to pack, that their mother/grandma/whoever is there to help them, as this will be a challenging time.
If it was phrased that way, I'd have been much more understanding in my initial read of the thread - I was also skeptical to begin with, but reading FirstLady's posts, it does sound like this is simply a way of making the removal and return to Canada easier on the kids by having family there.
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