Mouli and Mulham

This matter concerned an application before Young J in the Family Court of Australia, brought by the wife against the husband concerning their two children. The dispute involved orders relating to the children's living arrangements, the husband's time with them, and various protective measures for the wife and children.

The court was required to determine a range of issues, including the primary residence of the children, the terms of the husband's contact with them, and the necessity of restraining orders. These restraining orders encompassed preventing the removal of the children from Australia and the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area, prohibiting the husband from publishing certain material, and regulating the sale of a property. Additionally, the court considered orders regarding the husband's conduct towards the wife and children, the obtaining of passports for the children, and the payment of spousal maintenance.

The court made orders by consent and otherwise, reflecting the urgent need to protect the children and ensure their welfare. The children were ordered to live with the wife, with specific supervised contact arrangements for the husband. Significant restraining orders were put in place to prevent the children's removal from Australia and the metropolitan area, and to protect the wife from harassment. The husband was also restrained from publishing specific material and from arranging the sale of a property until a specified date, with proceeds to be held in trust. The court also ordered the husband to pay spousal maintenance and deliver specific items to the wife. Procedural directions were given for the filing of affidavits and financial statements, with the matter adjourned for further hearing.