Oscini and Campotelli
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[2016] FamCA 832
•30 September 2016
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Oscini and Campotelli [2016] FamCA 832
[2016] FamCA 832
30 September 2016
CaseChat Overview and Summary
This matter concerned an application by the father, Mr Oscini, and the mother, Ms Campotelli, regarding the living arrangements and time spent with their two children, B and C. The proceedings were heard by Rees J in the Family Court of Australia.
The court was required to determine the specific orders concerning the children's residence, the father's time with the children, the supervision of that time, and related matters including communication between the parents, drug testing of the father, and the costs associated with these arrangements. The court also considered provisions for the children's welfare, including notification of significant health events and the prevention of denigration between the parents.
Rees J made orders that the children live with the mother. The father was granted supervised time with the children on two occasions each week, with the supervision to be provided by D Centre. The father's time was to be supervised at the D Centre, though flexibility was permitted subject to the supervisor's agreement. Specific provisions were made for time on Christmas Eve, Father's Day, and the children's birthdays, with these occasions to occur in lieu of a regular weekly visit. The father was also permitted to allow the paternal grandparents to attend supervised visits, subject to the supervisor's consent. The court also ordered that the father submit to urinalysis upon request by the mother's solicitor, with the costs of these tests to be initially borne by the father and reimbursed from the parties' joint offset account. Further orders addressed the notification of significant health events concerning the children, the exchange of contact details, and a restraint on both parents from denigrating each other in the presence or hearing of the children. The orders incorporated a Fact Sheet detailing the obligations and consequences of contravention, pursuant to sections 65DA(2) and 62B of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth).
The court was required to determine the specific orders concerning the children's residence, the father's time with the children, the supervision of that time, and related matters including communication between the parents, drug testing of the father, and the costs associated with these arrangements. The court also considered provisions for the children's welfare, including notification of significant health events and the prevention of denigration between the parents.
Rees J made orders that the children live with the mother. The father was granted supervised time with the children on two occasions each week, with the supervision to be provided by D Centre. The father's time was to be supervised at the D Centre, though flexibility was permitted subject to the supervisor's agreement. Specific provisions were made for time on Christmas Eve, Father's Day, and the children's birthdays, with these occasions to occur in lieu of a regular weekly visit. The father was also permitted to allow the paternal grandparents to attend supervised visits, subject to the supervisor's consent. The court also ordered that the father submit to urinalysis upon request by the mother's solicitor, with the costs of these tests to be initially borne by the father and reimbursed from the parties' joint offset account. Further orders addressed the notification of significant health events concerning the children, the exchange of contact details, and a restraint on both parents from denigrating each other in the presence or hearing of the children. The orders incorporated a Fact Sheet detailing the obligations and consequences of contravention, pursuant to sections 65DA(2) and 62B of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth).
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Oscini and Campotelli [2016] FamCA 832
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