Vaughan & Vaughan (No 3)

In the matter of Vaughan & Vaughan, the court addressed multiple issues concerning parenting, financial matters, and procedural aspects of the case. The primary concern was the supervision of the father's time with the children, the handling of an Independent Children's Lawyer's ("ICL") Notice to Admit, financial compliance, and procedural restrictions. The father had previously been ordered to spend supervised time with the children at a contact service. However, the contact service could no longer facilitate unsupervised time, and the risk factors previously identified had not been resolved. The court decided that supervised time should remain in place with minor variations to the previous order. The court also dealt with the father's application to discharge the ICL, which was dismissed, and his Notice to Admit, which was uplifted from the court file.

Regarding financial matters, the court addressed the father's default on a payment order, directing the sale of alternative property to satisfy the outstanding amount. The court also prohibited the father from taking any further steps in the financial proceedings until specific conditions were met. Additionally, the court issued an order under section 102QAC of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) to prevent the father from instituting further proceedings without leave of the court due to the harmful nature of the litigation. This was deemed necessary as the father's actions were seen as unnecessarily delaying the proceedings and potentially harmful to the mother and children. The court further prohibited the mother from being notified if the father sought leave to institute proceedings. Finally, the court ordered a case management mention following the publication of a Family Report.