Oakes and Oakes

In *Oakes and Oakes*, heard by Bennett J, the father had filed a contravention application against the mother concerning their child, [J]. The application contained two counts, alleging breaches of court orders. The mother sought leave to file a Notice of Address for Service, which was granted and noted as served on the father.

The primary legal issues before the court were whether the mother had contravened specific court orders as alleged by the father in his application. The father's application sought to establish that the mother had failed to comply with orders relating to the child.

Bennett J dismissed the first count of the father's contravention application. The court also granted the father leave to amend the second count of his application, which alleged the mother failed to provide a photograph of the child to the father by a specified date. However, after considering the evidence, the court found the second count not proved. Consequently, the father's entire contravention application was dismissed. The father was ordered to pay the mother's costs of the application in the sum of $1,000.