Verini Roberto & Roberto

The parties in this matter were Verini Roberto and Roberto, and the dispute concerned parenting orders for three children. The decision was made by Cronin J in the Family Court of Australia.

The court was required to determine the terms of parenting orders concerning the time the children would spend with their mother and the arrangements for their collection and return. The court also considered the dismissal of extant applications and the inclusion of specific information regarding obligations, consequences of contravention, and assistance for compliance within the orders.

Cronin J varied the existing parenting orders by consent. The variation stipulated that the three children would spend time and communicate with their mother from 4:00 pm on the day of the order until 2:00 pm on Wednesday, 20 February 2008, with collection and return to occur outside the [location redacted] Police Station. The court also ordered that all extant applications be dismissed and granted liberty to apply by telephone mention on an urgent basis before Justice Cronin. Furthermore, pursuant to sections 65DA(2) and 62B of the relevant legislation, the particulars of the obligations created by these orders, the consequences of contravention, and details of support services were to be set out in an attached Fact Sheet, which was to be included as part of the orders.