DFCS and Jordan and Anor

The matter of DFCS and Jordan and Anor concerned applications before Rees J in the Family Court of Australia. The proceedings involved a child, K, born in 2005, and the parties' dispute regarding the child's welfare and parental arrangements.

The court was required to determine several key issues. These included the release of a paternity testing report to the parties, variations to existing court orders concerning the child K, the listing of a Less Adversarial Trial, and the preparation of a Family Report by a Family Consultant. The court also considered the appropriate psychologist to be involved in the proceedings, specifically in relation to substituting the name of a psychologist in previous orders.

Rees J ordered the release of the paternity testing report to the parties. The court also varied previous orders made on 12 August 2015, substituting the name of 'Ms B' with 'Ms C, a psychologist or other appropriate psychologist nominated by the independent children’s lawyer' in relation to the child K. Furthermore, the court listed the Less Adversarial Trial for 19 May 2016 and directed that a Family Report be prepared by a Family Consultant nominated by the Manager of Child Dispute Services, with interviews for the report not to take place before 1 March 2016, pursuant to section 62G of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth).