Conrad and Anor & Harvey

In the Family Court of Australia, Justice Murphy presided over proceedings involving the parties Conrad and Anor, and Harvey. The dispute concerned the living arrangements for two children, D and T, and related matters including communication between parties and drug testing for the Mother.

The court was required to determine the living arrangements for the children, D and T, and to make orders regarding communication between the parties and the Mother's attendance for supervised urine drug tests. The court also had to consider the discharge of all previous orders.

By consent of the parties, Justice Murphy ordered that the child D would live with the Maternal Aunt, Ms Windsell, and the child T would live with the Paternal Grandparents, Mr and Mrs Harvey, until further order. The court further ordered that the parties communicate to facilitate the children spending time with each other and with all other parties. The Mother was ordered to attend supervised urine drug tests as directed by the Independent Children’s Lawyer. All previous orders were discharged. The court also made declarations and notations in terms of the Minutes of Consent, which were to remain on the court file, and included particulars of obligations and consequences of contravention in a Fact Sheet attached to the orders.