Tourelle and Marcel

In the matter of Tourelle and Marcel, heard before Brown J of the Family Court of Australia, the dispute concerned parenting arrangements for the parties' two children, A and E. The court was required to make orders regarding the children's welfare and the father's application for supervised contact pending trial.

The primary legal issues before the court were the need for a family report to inform parenting orders, the allocation of costs for this report, and the determination of the father's application for supervised contact. The court also needed to consider whether the matter warranted the attendance of both counsel and a solicitor appearing as counsel, pursuant to Rule 19.50 of the Family Law Rules 2004.

Brown J ordered that the parties and the children attend upon a psychologist for the preparation of a family report, with the husband to be responsible for the costs. The court also scheduled trial notice directions and dismissed the husband's application for supervised contact pending trial. Finally, the court directed that the reasons for judgment be transcribed and made available to the parties, and confirmed that the matter reasonably required the attendance of both counsel and a solicitor appearing as counsel.