Tyler and Tyler

This matter concerned an application before Johns J in the Family Court of Australia, brought by the father, Mr Tyler, and the mother, Ms Tyler, regarding their children. The dispute centred on arrangements for the children's time with their father and the preparation of a Family Report.

The court was required to determine the terms of interim orders concerning the children's time with the father, including specific arrangements for attending soccer matches and subsequent periods of time. Additionally, the court needed to make orders for the preparation of a Family Report by Dr B, specifying the matters the report should address, including the children's views, relevant legislative considerations under the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth), and any other pertinent welfare issues. The court also had to address the costs of this report and the exchange of court material between the parties and the Family Consultant.

By consent of the parties, the court ordered that the parents and children attend upon Dr B for a Family Report, with the report to consider the children's views, factors outlined in sections 60CC, 61DA, and 65DAA of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth), and any other matters relevant to the children's welfare. The costs of the report were to be shared equally. The court also made detailed orders regarding the children's time with the father, commencing with specific weekend arrangements involving soccer matches and extending to alternate Saturdays and Sundays thereafter, with provisions for agreed times and alternative changeover locations. The paternal grandmother was to be present during initial visits, and the mother was to inform the father of the children's soccer fixtures. The court also ordered that particulars of obligations and consequences of contravention of these orders, as well as information on assistance for compliance, be set out in an attached Fact Sheet, pursuant to sections 65DA(2) and 62B of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth).