Birch and Millett

In the Federal Circuit Court, Judge Harland considered an application by the father (applicant) for orders concerning maintenance and parenting arrangements, with the mother (respondent) also involved in the proceedings. The dispute involved interim financial support and parenting arrangements for the parties' child.

The court was required to determine the appropriate interim maintenance payable by the father to the mother, and to make interim parenting orders by consent. Additionally, the court needed to address the timeline for filing evidence in chief for the trial.

Judge Harland made orders for the father to pay $500 per week in maintenance to the mother until further order. The court also extended the deadline for filing affidavits of evidence in chief and witness affidavits to 31 October 2017. Interim parenting orders were made by consent in terms of a Minute of Consent Orders signed by the parties on 12 October 2017, with specific directions for the engrossment and electronic delivery of the minute to the court. The court noted that particulars of obligations, consequences of contravention, and assistance for compliance, as set out in Attachment A, were included pursuant to sections 65DA(2) and 62B of the *Family Law Act 1975*.