ABBAS & BARTON

In the matter of ABBAS & BARTON, the Applicant mother and the Respondent father sought orders concerning their child, X, born in 2013. The dispute involved determining the child's living arrangements, parental responsibility, and preventing the child's removal from Australia. The decision was made by Judge Scarlett.

The court was required to determine the primary caregiver for the child, the allocation of parental responsibility, the nature of the father's future involvement with the child, and whether to impose restrictions on the child's travel outside of Australia. Specifically, the court had to consider the best interests of the child in making these determinations.

Judge Scarlett ordered that all previous parenting orders be discharged. The child X was to live with the Applicant mother, who was to have sole parental responsibility. The father was to spend time and communicate with the child as agreed between the parents. Crucially, both parents and their agents were restrained from removing or attempting to remove the child from the Commonwealth of Australia. The court further requested that the Australian Federal Police place the child's name on the Family Law Watch List for two years to give effect to this order.