Ana and Ana (No 3)

In the matter of *Ana and Ana (No 3)*, Justice Bennett of the Family Court of Australia considered parenting orders concerning a child named E. The dispute involved significant parental conflict and extensive litigation, leading to the need for new orders to address the child's well-being and the parents' future interactions.

The court was required to determine the appropriate parenting arrangements for E, including who would exercise parental responsibility and where the child would live. Key issues included the extent of the mother's sole parental responsibility, specific notification requirements for the mother regarding the child's residence, schooling, and medical care, and the nature and extent of contact and communication between the child and the father. The court also had to consider measures to protect the child from the ongoing parental dispute and to facilitate therapeutic support.

Justice Bennett ordered that previous parenting orders be discharged and that the mother exercise sole parental responsibility for E, with the child to live with her. The mother was subject to detailed notification obligations regarding relocation, school changes, and medical practitioners, and was required to facilitate therapeutic counselling for the child. The father was granted limited rights to obtain information and school reports, and was restrained from attending at the child's school or residence. The court also made orders regarding communication between the parents, the facilitation of the child's wishes to communicate with the father, and the provision of specific documents to the child's psychologist. The Independent Children's Lawyer was discharged, and all extant applications were dismissed.