Athenas and Vitrakakis

In the matter of *Athenas and Vitrakakis*, Justice Cronin of the Family Court of Australia considered an application for parenting orders. The specific nature of the dispute between the parties, Athenas and Vitrakakis, concerning their children, was the subject of the proceedings before the Court.

The central legal issue before Justice Cronin was whether to make the parenting orders as sought by the applicant, based on the minutes of proposed orders presented to the Court. The Court was required to determine if these proposed orders were appropriate and in the best interests of the children, necessitating a review of their terms.

Justice Cronin declined to make the orders as sought, indicating that the proposed minutes were not in a form that the Court could approve. The Court's reasoning, as reflected in its orders, was that the parties or their legal practitioners were to provide amended minutes or alternative orders by a specified return date. In the absence of such amendments or alternatives, the Court indicated it would treat the matter as if the parties were no longer seeking parenting orders, thereby adjourning the extant proceedings for further consideration.