Weber and Lipson

In the matter of *Weber and Lipson*, Cronin J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application concerning the welfare of children and the conduct of proceedings. The dispute involved the parties' arrangements for their children and the husband's application alleging contravention of previous orders.

The court was required to determine the arrangements for the preparation of an updated family report, the disclosure of affidavit material to the family report writer, and the specific terms of interim contact arrangements for the children. Additionally, the court had to address the husband's contravention application and other outstanding interim issues.

Cronin J ordered that the parties and the children attend upon a Ms B for an updated family report, to be prepared at their joint expense. The parties were directed to provide their intended trial affidavits and previously filed affidavits to Ms B for the report's preparation. Specific directions were given regarding the handover of the children for contact, including the wife's obligation to ensure the children are available at the designated time and the husband's responsibility for their return to the property boundary. The husband's contravention application was listed for further hearing, and the question of costs was reserved to the trial. All other outstanding interim issues were dismissed.