Billing and Davey and Anor

In the matter of *Billing and Davey and Anor*, heard by Judge Williams, the dispute concerned parenting arrangements. The court consolidated two proceedings, MLC10850 of 2007 (Mr Billing & Ms Davey) and MLC8380 of 2011 (Mr Billing & Ms Mitchell), to address the parenting arrangements for the children.

The primary legal issue before the court was the father's application for parenting orders. The court was required to consider the principles established in *In The Marriage of Rice and Asplund* when determining the best interests of the children.

Judge Williams dismissed the father's Initiating Applications filed on 8 November 2016 in both consolidated proceedings. The court's reasoning, while not detailed in the provided text, indicates a determination that the father's applications were not in the best interests of the children, applying the relevant principles of family law. The court ordered the consolidation of the proceedings and the dismissal of the father's applications.