HABIB & IBRAHIM

The parties in this matter were the father and the mother, who were engaged in a dispute concerning their children. The proceedings were before Foster J in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia. The father had filed an Application in a Case on 8 April 2020, to which the mother had filed a Response.

The central legal issue before the court was the determination of the parenting arrangements for the children. This required the court to consider the evidence and submissions presented by both parties, and to make orders that were in the best interests of the children.

Foster J determined that it was necessary to obtain further expert evidence to assist in resolving the dispute. Accordingly, the court ordered that the father's application and the mother's response be adjourned generally, pending the receipt of a Single Expert Report from Dr D. The court also granted liberty to apply to relist the matter on not less than 14 days' notice.