Krach & Krach

In *Krach & Krach*, Brown J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application concerning supervised time with two children, L and S. The father sought liberty to bring his wife and/or mother to supervised time with the children, subject to the consent of GordonCare, the supervisor.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether to grant the father's request to have additional family members present during supervised contact. The court also addressed the need for an updated Family Report and the indexing of a report from GordonCare.

Brown J reasoned that the father's request was contingent on the consent of GordonCare, acknowledging the supervisory role of that organisation. The court ordered that an updated Family Report be prepared and released, and that the parties attend a Trial Notice Listing. The court also noted the importance of the mother complying with a previous order for psychiatric assessment and confirmed that a report from the children's treating psychologist would be obtained and filed. The court further requested an extension of funding for the independent children's lawyer to cover an updated GordonCare report.