contravention
Hunter & Morrison (contravention) 2014 FamCA 198
Oct 24, 2015A father withheld children from contact with the mother on 3 occasions, citing reasonable excuses. The mother alleged the contraventions were serious and posed a physical and emotional risk to the children by virtue of the contraventions precipitating...Kolesov & Jenkins 2013 FamCA 151
Oct 24, 2015The mother alleged over 140 contraventions by the father. Three children lived with the mother and spent time with the father when he was in Australia. The judge dealt with alleged contraventions on an individual basis:...Shaddock & Wren 2014 FamCA 88
Oct 24, 2015When aged 14.5 years a girl had informed her father that she preferred to go to a party instead of spend time with him. The mother suggested an alternative make-up time. When the girl was 16...McClintock & Levier 2009 FamCAFC 62
Aug 7, 2015A mother who admitted six contraventions of orders without reasonable excuse was sentenced to six months imprisonment. The mother withheld an 11 year old child from the father. The mother had re-located interstate and enrolled the...Childers & Leslie 2008 FamCAFC 5
Aug 7, 2015A mother withheld a child as the child was ill and the father filed for a contravention a few days later. The Court ruled that for a person to have a reasonable excuse to withhold a...Harrell & Hancock-Harrell No 2, 2015 FamCA 406
Jul 22, 2015The case involved a child aged 3 years who lived with the mother and spent time with the father, where the parents had separated a year earlier. The father alleged that the child was at risk...