TSIKLIDIS & TSIKLIDIS

In the matter of TSIKLIDIS & TSIKLIDIS, Benjamin J of the Family Court of Australia made orders concerning property proceedings and the welfare of the parties' children. The proceedings involved a dispute between the parties regarding these matters, culminating in the court's directions and orders.

The court was required to determine the terms of consent orders for property proceedings, make directions regarding therapeutic counselling for the children, and address an application filed on 25 February 2015. Additionally, the court needed to consider arrangements for the children's attendance at school and the potential for future relisting of the matter.

Benjamin J made consent orders for the property proceedings to be adjourned for finalisation on 11 March 2015, with leave for the wife to attend by telephone. The court directed therapeutic counselling for the children with a psychologist, with equal contribution to costs and limitations on the psychologist's reporting and the issuance of subpoenas. The court noted the parents' agreement that the father would not be ordered to take the children to school, to facilitate therapeutic treatment, but that they would endeavour to accommodate the psychologist's recommendations on this matter. The application filed on 25 February 2015 was dismissed without being heard on its merits, and the court noted that it ought not be the subject of a costs application. The proceedings were adjourned for mention and further directions on 5 August 2015, with leave for the father's solicitor to attend by telephone.