Roda and Roda

In the matter of *Roda and Roda*, Cohen J considered an application concerning expert evidence and the prosecution of proceedings. The dispute involved the mother and father, who were seeking to obtain expert reports related to an incident referenced in the mother's affidavit of 25 January 2010.

The court was required to determine whether to permit both the mother and the father to engage their own experts to produce reports on the specified incident. Additionally, the court had to consider the future of an application previously made by the mother to prevent the father's de facto partner from having contact with the children, which had been delayed for two years.

Cohen J ordered that both the mother and the father be permitted to engage an expert of their choosing to prepare a report concerning the incident. These reports were to be filed by the mother by 31 March 2010 and by the father by 14 April 2010, under cover of an affidavit. The court also addressed the mother's prior application regarding the father's de facto partner, discharging a previous order unless the mother applied to resurrect the proceedings within 14 days and filed an affidavit explaining the two-year delay. Costs were reserved, and leave was granted to relist the substantive proceedings.