Charonne and Charonne (No. 2)

In *Charonne and Charonne (No. 2)*, Dessau J of the Family Court of Australia considered allegations of contravention of a final order made in family law proceedings. The wife alleged that the husband had contravened several specific charges related to the final order.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the husband had contravened the terms of the final order as alleged by the wife. This required the court to examine the evidence presented in relation to each specific charge of contravention.

Dessau J found that the wife had not discharged her onus of proof in relation to charges 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6, and therefore dismissed these charges. However, the court found that charge 2 had been proven against the husband. The question of the appropriate sanction for the proven contravention was adjourned for further consideration.