LEROUX & LEROUX

In *Leroux & Leroux*, Benjamin J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application by the applicant concerning alleged contraventions of court orders and a related subpoena. The applicant sought to have the respondent found in contravention of parenting orders, while the respondent had issued a subpoena seeking production of documents.

The primary legal issues before the court were whether the respondent had contravened the parenting orders as alleged by the applicant, and the extent to which the subpoena issued by the respondent was valid and enforceable. The court was also required to determine the appropriate orders regarding the subpoena and the contravention application.

Benjamin J dismissed the applicant's contravention application summarily pursuant to section 118 of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth). The court also struck out paragraphs 2, 3, 8, and 9 of the subpoena, while adjourning the production of the remaining documents before a Registrar. The costs of the contravention application were reserved.