OSBORNE & OSBORNE

In the matter of OSBORNE & OSBORNE, Johns J considered applications brought by the father and mother concerning their children. The precise nature of the dispute is not detailed, but the orders indicate it involves contested parenting arrangements and the need for expert evidence.

The court was required to determine the procedural steps necessary for the final hearing of the parenting dispute. This included setting timelines for the filing of evidence, the preparation and delivery of a supplementary Family Report, and the scheduling of the final hearing itself.

Johns J directed that all extant applications be adjourned for a final hearing on 9 February 2015, estimating it as a five-day matter. The court imposed strict deadlines for the father to file his evidence-in-chief by 10 November 2014 and for the mother to file her affidavit in reply by 24 November 2014. Furthermore, a Family Consultant was directed to prepare a supplementary Family Report, with the father and children to attend interviews on 5 December 2014, and the report to be released by 19 December 2014. The father was also ordered to pay the mother's costs of the day, with payment stayed for 45 days.