At EAS Legal, we recently represented a client in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia in a highly contested parenting matter involving serious allegations of family violence.
The matter proceeded to an interim defended hearing, where the key issue before the Court was whether the father should have supervised contact with the children.
The case was complex. Various reports had been prepared, including a Family Report which assessed the father as a low risk and a psychological report assessing him as a moderate risk. The father had also managed to evade most criminal charges, although a full Intervention Order remained in place.
Despite these concerns, the Independent Children’s Lawyer (ICL) and the father’s legal representatives continued to advocate for supervised contact between the father and the younger children.
Our Approach
From the outset, EAS Legal took a firm and child-focused approach.
We placed significant emphasis on:
Prior to the hearing, we raised these concerns with both the ICL and the opposing party, highlighting the seriousness of the children’s trauma and their resistance to contact. Despite this, the other side remained persistent
