KAYE & ALLISON

In *Kaye & Allison*, heard before Judge Scarlett, the dispute concerned allegations by the Applicant Father that the Respondent Mother had contravened specific orders made on 29 January 2014 regarding the child X. The Applicant Father alleged contraventions on 15 May 2015 and 18 May 2015, and again on 21 May 2015.

The court was required to determine whether the Respondent Mother had contravened the orders on the specified dates and, if so, whether she had established a reasonable excuse for any such contraventions. Specifically, the court needed to assess the evidence presented in relation to the alleged failures to facilitate the child X spending time with the Applicant Father on each of those dates.

The court found that the Respondent Mother had established a reasonable excuse for her actions on 15 May 2015 and 18 May 2015, meaning those alleged contraventions were excused. However, the court determined that on 21 May 2015, the Respondent Mother did contravene Order 5(a) of the 29 January 2014 orders, as she failed to allow the child X to spend time with the Applicant Father, and no reasonable excuse was established for this specific contravention.