Frangoulis and Xennon

The proceedings before Berman J concerned a dispute between the father and the mother regarding parenting arrangements for their children. The core of the disagreement revolved around the father's contact with the children, which had been previously modified by court orders.

The court was required to determine whether to discharge an existing order and, if so, to establish new conditions for the father's therapeutic engagement and subsequent supervised contact with the children. Specifically, the court needed to assess the father's progress in addressing issues of family violence and anger management through therapy.

Berman J ordered the discharge of a previous order and mandated that the father attend two further sessions with a therapist, Mr F. Following these sessions, Mr F was to provide a report detailing his expertise in family violence and anger management, and assessing the father's engagement with therapy concerning these issues. The father was directed to provide Mr F with specific reports and judgments to aid this therapeutic intervention. Upon Mr F's report confirming the father's successful engagement with counselling, the father's previous contact arrangements would be reinstated, with the added condition that his time with the children would require the substantial presence of either Mr or Ms C. The parties were granted liberty to apply on short notice.