Moulden and Tan (No 2)

In *Moulden and Tan (No 2)*, Dawe J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application concerning the mother's contravention of a court order. The dispute arose from the mother's failure to attend a scheduled appointment at the Children’s Contact Services Catholic Care NT.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the mother had contravened paragraph 2 of the court's order dated 7 April 2010, and if so, whether she had done so without reasonable excuse.

Dawe J found that the mother had indeed contravened the order without reasonable excuse. Consequently, the court ordered the mother to attend the assessment/intake appointment at the Children’s Contact Services Catholic Care NT on Thursday, 14 October 2010, at 11:30 am.