Baker and Smith and Anor

In the matter of *Baker and Smith and Anor*, heard before Watts J, the dispute concerned parenting orders for a child, D, born in May 2003. The proceedings involved the mother and the respondents, Ms Smith and Mr Costa.

The court was required to determine the living arrangements for the child, the allocation of parental responsibility, and whether the mother should be permitted to relocate the child internationally. Additionally, the court needed to define the nature and extent of any contact the child would have with the respondents.

Watts J ordered that the child live with the mother and that the mother have sole parental responsibility. The mother was granted liberty to take the child out of the Commonwealth of Australia. Any time the child spent with Ms Smith and Mr Costa was to be on a voluntary, unregulated basis, at the mother's discretion. Consequently, the matter was removed from the Active Pending Cases List.