TELFORD & TELFORD

In the matter of *Telford & Telford*, Harper J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application by the Applicant Mother concerning the admissibility of certain evidence. The dispute centred on whether specific paragraphs of the Applicant Mother's affidavit, affirmed and filed on 14 February 2020, should be admitted as evidence in the proceedings.

The primary legal issue before the Court was to determine the extent to which the Applicant Mother's affidavit constituted admissible evidence. This involved an assessment of the content of paragraphs [1] to [57] against the rules of evidence applicable in family law proceedings.

Harper J ordered that paragraphs [1] through to [57] of the Applicant Mother’s Affidavit affirmed and filed on 14 February 2020 be read and the balance shall not be read as part of the evidence in these proceedings. This indicates a selective admission of the affidavit's content, with certain parts deemed admissible and others excluded.