Seekamp and Seekamp

In Seekamp and Seekamp, Strickland J of the Family Court of Australia made orders concerning the time a child, C, would spend with the father. The proceedings involved an application by the father and a response by the mother, both of which were dismissed. The court's primary concern was the welfare of the child, C, born in August 2007.

The court was required to determine the arrangements for the child's time with the father, including the specific dates and times, and the conditions under which this time would occur. Additionally, the court needed to consider the father's participation in programs related to parenting and domestic violence, and the involvement of a psychologist. The court also had to address the procedural aspect of the father's application and the mother's response.

Strickland J ordered that the child C spend supervised time with the father on specified Sundays, with all handovers to occur at a children's contact service. The paternal grandmother was to supervise all periods of time spent with the father. The court further ordered that a psychologist attend some of these sessions, and that the father complete a parenting orders program and attend counselling or a course addressing the impact of domestic violence. The proceedings were adjourned for a further hearing with a view to trial, and the father's application and the mother's response were dismissed. The orders included a fact sheet detailing obligations and consequences of contravention, pursuant to sections 62B and 65DA(2) of the *Family Law Act 1975*.