Searle and Mellor

Case

[2016] FCCA 2698

20 October 2016


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Searle and Mellor [2016] FCCA 2698 [2016] FCCA 2698 20 October 2016

CaseChat Overview and Summary

In the matter of *Searle and Mellor*, heard before Judge Newbrun, the dispute concerned interim parenting orders. The specific details of the dispute leading to these orders are not elaborated upon in the provided text, but the outcome relates to the children's time with their father.

The court was required to determine the terms of interim parenting orders pending the mother's appeal to the Family Court of Australia. This involved considering the conditions under which the children would spend time with the father.

Judge Newbrun ordered that the interim orders of 17 May 2016 be stayed pending the mother's appeal. This stay was conditional upon the children spending time with the father each Saturday from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm, commencing 22 October 2016. Crucially, this time was to be supervised by and in the presence of the father's current partner, Ms A. The court further specified that the changeover for this supervised time was to occur outside the ticket office at (omitted) Railway Station.
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Areas of Law

  • Family Law

  • Civil Procedure

Legal Concepts

  • Appeal

  • Stay of Proceedings

  • Jurisdiction

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Cases Citing This Decision

1

Groth and Banks (No 2) [2017] FamCA 36
Cases Cited

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Statutory Material Cited

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WINDSOR & KAVA [2015] FamCA 668
Aldridge & Keaton (Stay Appeal) [2009] FamCAFC 106
Aldridge & Keaton (Stay Appeal) [2009] FamCAFC 106