expert single witness

  • Thornton & Thornton 2015 FamCA 92

    by - Jun 29, 2015
      A mother alleged that two girls aged 3 and 6 years had been subjected to sexual abuse by their father. The mother submitted 169 items of information to support her concerns. The judge found that,...
  • ICL & Rowe and Anor 2014 FamCA 859

    by - May 4, 2015
    A mother considered that children aged 9 and 6 years had been exposed to sexual abuse by the father. The parents agreed on a single expert witness to conduct a family report.  The expert concluded that...
  • Biggs & Biggs 2014 FamCA 1033

    by - Mar 24, 2015
    The case involved children who lived with their father and spent supervised contact with their mother.  Both the children and father saw separate treating psychologists.  A single expert witness had reviewed extensive material and had spoken...
  • Lolley & Lolley 2012 FamCA 380

    by - Mar 4, 2015
    A child aged 5 years displayed disturbed and defiant behaviours that both parents found difficult to manage (child’s behaviour).  The parents had parenting styles that differed (parenting styles differ) and held different views about the cause of...
  • Jollie & Dysart 2014 FamCAFC 149

    by - Mar 4, 2015
    A 12 year old boy had lived with his mother for 18 months and then was ordered to live with his father and to spend time with his mother.  The mother appealed saying that the judge...
  • Horan & Beckett 2010 FamCAFC 200

    by - Mar 4, 2015
    Both parents requested reviews of an interim order.  A child aged 4.5 years had lived with his father for four years after the mother left the family.  A judicial officer issued an interim order for the...
  • Lister & Lister 2014 FamCA 606

    by - Mar 3, 2015
    Parents had agreed on appointment of a single expert witness to give evidence about a property matter.  When the report was obtained the husband obtained a further report from an adversarial witness to contest certain assumptions...
  • Carpenter & Carpenter 2014 FamCAFC 100

    by - Mar 3, 2015
    A mother alleged that the father had exposed three children to sexual abuse.  Independent assessments did not support this allegation.  The judge gave low weight to results of a psychometric test conducted by an assessing psychologist, but...
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