Pickering and Pickering (No 2)

In *Pickering and Pickering (No 2)*, Dawe J of the Family Court of Australia considered contravention applications filed by the father concerning alleged breaches of parenting orders by the mother. The specific nature of the parenting orders and the alleged contraventions were central to the father's applications.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the mother had contravened the parenting orders as alleged by the father. This required the court to assess the evidence presented by both parties against the terms of the existing orders and the relevant provisions of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth) concerning contravention.

Dawe J dismissed both of the father's contravention applications. The reasons for this dismissal are not detailed in the provided text, but the outcome indicates that the court was not satisfied that the mother had contravened the parenting orders to the requisite standard. The matter was subsequently adjourned for further consideration.