Ana and Ana (No. 2)

This matter came before Young J in the Family Court of Australia concerning a contravention application filed by the mother against the father. The dispute centred on allegations that the father had breached previous court orders made by Justice Cronin on 11 July 2011.

The court was required to determine which, if any, of the specific contraventions alleged by the mother had been proven. The legal issues involved assessing the evidence presented to establish whether the father had indeed breached the orders as particularised in the mother's application.

Young J found the father guilty of one specific contravention, identified as sub-paragraph (e) of the mother's application, but dismissed the remaining charges. The court ordered that the conviction be recorded but imposed no formal penalty. The father was ordered to pay the mother's costs of the hearing, with the assessment to be conducted by a Registrar. Further orders were made regarding the preparation of a psychiatric assessment of the father and an expedited family report concerning the child E, with specific dates and directions for their commencement. The mother's earlier applications were reinstated, and the matter was listed for further case management. Crucially, the father was restrained from entering or loitering near the child's school or residence.