Trevor and Trevor

In the matter of *Trevor and Trevor*, Foster J of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia considered applications made by the mother concerning her children and their time with the father. The mother sought to reopen previous orders and suspend the children's time with the father.

The central legal issues before the court were whether the mother had established sufficient grounds to reopen final parenting orders and whether there were compelling reasons to suspend the existing arrangements for the children's time with the father.

Foster J dismissed the mother's applications. The reasoning applied by the court focused on the high threshold required to reopen final parenting orders, which generally necessitates demonstrating a significant change in circumstances or new material that was not previously available. The court found that the mother had not met this threshold. Furthermore, the court determined that the evidence presented did not support a finding that the children's time with the father should be suspended, indicating that the existing orders were considered to be in the children's best interests.

The court ordered that the mother's application to reopen be dismissed and her application for suspension of the children's time with the father be dismissed. Provisions were made for the parties to make submissions regarding costs.