Thornton and Thornton

In *Thornton and Thornton*, heard by Cronin J, the dispute concerned the time the husband was to spend with the four children of the marriage. The court was required to determine how to best facilitate the resolution of this dispute and to make interim orders regarding the husband's time with the children.

The court ordered the parties to attend upon a family consultant to endeavour to resolve their dispute regarding the husband's time with the children. Until further order, the husband's time with the children was to commence on 4 July 2008, but all such time was to be suspended during school holiday periods and resume after the children returned to school. A previous order regarding the husband's time was discharged, and all other interim proceedings were dismissed.

Furthermore, the court transferred the husband's contravention application and initiating proceedings, along with the wife's response, to the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia. The court also directed that particulars of the obligations created by the orders, the consequences of contravention, and sources of assistance were to be set out in an attached Fact Sheet, which was to be included in the orders. The transcript of the proceedings was to be obtained and placed on the file for the parties.