AHMED & HOK (No.2)

In the matter of *AHMED & HOK (No.2)*, Judge Scarlett of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered an application concerning parental responsibility and living arrangements for a child. The applicant, the mother, sought orders regarding the child, [X], born in 2004. The respondent, the father, was also involved in the proceedings.

The court was required to determine the appropriate orders for parental responsibility, where the child would live, and the extent of the father's time with the child. Additionally, the court needed to consider whether to grant the applicant leave to proceed *ex parte*, meaning without the respondent being present or represented.

Judge Scarlett granted the applicant leave to proceed *ex parte*. The court ordered that the applicant mother have sole parental responsibility for the child, [X], and that the child live with the mother. The respondent father was ordered to spend time with the child at times to be arranged with the applicant mother. The respondent was further advised that any application to set aside or vary these orders would require adherence to Rule 16.05 of the Federal Circuit Court Rules 2001.