{"id":45647,"date":"2025-01-21T00:37:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T00:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goldman-lawyers.com\/?p=45647"},"modified":"2025-01-21T00:39:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T00:39:22","slug":"appeal-court-confirms-family-reports-do-not-need-to-be-written-by-a-family-consultant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goldman-lawyers.com\/envirounment\/appeal-court-confirms-family-reports-do-not-need-to-be-written-by-a-family-consultant\/","title":{"rendered":"Appeal Court Confirms Family Reports Do Not Need To Be Written By A \u201cFamily Consultant\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"45647\" class=\"elementor elementor-45647\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62d649e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62d649e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1eda5c9\" data-id=\"1eda5c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c9550f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c9550f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.9.0 - 06-12-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The case of <em>Mullaly &amp; Beddoe<\/em> [2015] FamCA 891 (23 October 2015) was a Family Court of Australia\u00a0application in a case in relation to parenting and property matters between a separated husband\u00a0and wife.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The wife wanted to relocate with the parties\u2019 child to the United States of America.\u00a0The\u00a0husband asked the Court to issue an order restraining the wife from taking the child out of Australia.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>During the initial proceedings, Judge Jarrett made orders that the parties obtain a Family Report to\u00a0assist the Court in evaluating the circumstances. The Family Report was completed by a psychologist\u00a0who was elected by the parties. The Family Report recommended that the child remains in Australia.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The wife disagreed with the Family Report and submitted an Application in a Case (an application in relation to an existing family law case) to have the Family\u00a0Report struck out or that another person is engaged to prepare a further Family Report. This\u00a0proceeding was before Judge Hogan and determined whether the Family Report should be struck\u00a0out and a further report produced.<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66fbeee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66fbeee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.9.0 - 06-12-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Background<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0635d35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0635d35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The husband and wife married in 2008 and separated permanently on 27 January 2010. They had a\u00a0child together in 2007. After separation, the child lived with the wife but had contact with the\u00a0husband 5 nights each fortnight.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d34a7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d34a7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Family Report<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50bf9b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50bf9b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The Family Report was completed by a qualified psychologist (\u201cMs. E\u201d). Ms. E interviewed the wife,\u00a0husband, and child. Having done this she produced a Family Report making recommendations that<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>the current parenting arrangements remain in place. Ms. E concluded that it was in the child\u2019s best\u00a0interest to maintain a relationship with both parents and this would be best achieved if the child\u00a0remained in Australia.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The wife disagreed and asked the Court to strike out Ms. E\u2019s Family Report. Instead, the wife argued\u00a0that a second psychologist (\u201cMs. F\u201d) be granted leave by the Court to produce a further Family\u00a0Report under rule 15.52 of the <em>Family Law Rules 2004<\/em>. Rule 15.52 provides rules about applications for\u00a0the use of expert witnesses.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>In objecting to Ms. E\u2019s Family Report the wife put forward the following objections:<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>1. Ms. E was not a Family Consultant under regulation 7 of the<em> Family Law Regulations 1984<\/em>;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>2. Ms. E failed to address questions put to her by the parties and failed to set out the findings\u00a0that she relied on in the Family Report;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>3. Ms. E\u2019s opinions were not based on specialized knowledge; and<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>4. Ms. E had stepped outside of her area of expertise and taken irrelevant considerations into\u00a0account and not considered relevant matters.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b67953 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b67953\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">No Requirement that Family Consultants Produce Family Reports<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bebbbd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bebbbd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The wife\u2019s counsel argued that Ms. E was not appointed as a Family Consultant under regulation 7 of\u00a0the <em>Family Law Regulations<\/em>. The wife\u2019s counsel then argued that as a result Ms. E could not perform\u00a0the duties of a Family Consultant as defined by section 11A of the <em>Family Law Act 1975<\/em>\u00a0(the \u201cAct\u201d) or produce Family Reports\u00a0under section 62G of the Act.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Judge Hogan considered these arguments and considered section 11B of the Act which states a family consultant is a person:<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>(a) appointed under section 38N of the Act;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>(b) appointed in relation to the Federal Circuit Court of Australia under the Federal Circuit Court\u00a0of Australia Act 1999;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>(c) appointed under the Regulations; or<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>(d) appointed to a Family Court of a State under state law.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>While section 11B of the Act would apply in regard to a Family Consultant, Judge Hogan found that\u00a0there was no order made that the parties engage a Family Consultant to produce the Family Report.\u00a0Neither was an order made under section 11F of the Act requiring parties to attend an appointment\u00a0with a Family Consultant. Finally, no order was made under section 62G of the Act for a report to be\u00a0produced by a Family Consultant.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Judge Hogan found that there was no requirement under the Act that a Family Report is produced\u00a0by a Family Consultant. The parties elected the appointment of a single expert witness under rule\u00a015.44 of the <em>Family Law Rules<\/em> to help them resolve a substantial issue in a case and prepare a Family\u00a0Report. Just because a party did not like the outcome of the Family Report was not grounds to\u00a0dismiss the expert witness nor the evidence adduced by the expert witness.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The wife\u2019s application in a case relating to the Family Report was dismissed.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The case of Mullaly &amp; Beddoe [2015]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45648,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[218],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family-law"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.14 - 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