TOTHILL & CROWTHER

The parties in this matter were the father and the mother, with the father seeking unsupervised time with the child. The application was heard by Dawe J in the Family Court of Australia.

The primary legal issue before the court was the father's application for unsupervised time with the child. A secondary issue arose concerning the father's opposition to an adjournment of the proceedings and his subsequent claim for costs associated with that adjournment.

Dawe J determined that further consideration of the father's application was necessary and accordingly adjourned the proceedings. The court also indicated that it would consider the father's request for costs related to the adjournment. The mother was directed to file and serve any responsive material by a specified date, and was required to attend the adjourned hearing in person unless an application for electronic attendance was made and granted.