Bronte and Bronte and Anor

In *Bronte and Bronte and Anor*, the applicant mother sought parenting orders concerning her four children. The court, presided over by Murphy J, was tasked with determining the future living arrangements and parental responsibilities for the children.

The central legal issue before the court was to establish parenting orders that would best serve the interests of the children, particularly in light of concerns regarding physical discipline and anger management. This involved considering the appropriate living arrangements, the allocation of parental responsibility, and the extent of contact between the children and their father.

Murphy J made orders discharging all previous parenting orders. The court ordered that the children live with the mother and that she have sole parental responsibility. Crucially, the father was ordered to spend no time with the children. These orders were made upon the undertaking of the applicant mother that she would not physically discipline the children, would use her best endeavours to ensure the father did not physically discipline them, and would attend specific parenting and anger management courses within six months, as would the father. The Independent Children's Lawyer was to be discharged on 30 April 2010. The court also ordered that particulars of the obligations, consequences of contravention, and sources of assistance were to be set out in an attached Fact Sheet, forming part of the orders.