Bedford and Cusack

In the matter of *Bedford and Cusack*, Strickland J of the Family Court of Australia considered a dispute between a father and a mother concerning their children. The father had filed a response and an application in a case, both of which were subsequently dismissed.

The court was required to determine whether to dismiss the father's response and application, and to consider applications for extensions of time for the parties to file and serve their affidavits of evidence in chief. The court also had to decide whether to continue an existing order regarding the children.

Strickland J dismissed the father's response and application, ordering that certain affidavits be returned to the respective parties. The court granted extensions of time for both the father and the mother to file and serve their affidavits of evidence in chief, setting a new deadline of 4:00pm on 23 April 2009. Paragraph 1 of a previous order made on 25 February 2009 was continued until further order. The matter was adjourned for further consideration to 3:00pm on 30 April 2009.