CARR & SATCHELL

In the matter of *Carr & Satchell*, heard by Judge Henderson, the dispute concerned the living arrangements and parental responsibilities for a child, X. The orders made by the court indicate a significant divergence in the parties' views regarding the child's welfare and the father's involvement in the child's life.

The court was required to determine the primary residence of the child, the extent of the father's contact with the child, and the allocation of parental responsibility. Furthermore, the court had to consider the mother's ability to obtain passports for the child and to travel internationally with the child, as well as the necessity of imposing restrictions on the father's communication and proximity to the mother and child.

Judge Henderson ordered that the child X live with the mother, with any time spent with the father being at the mother's sole discretion. The mother was granted sole parental responsibility. Crucially, the mother was authorised to apply for and renew passports for the child without the father's consent, and to take the child out of Australia as she deemed appropriate, without notifying the father. Pursuant to section 68B of the *Family Law Act 1975*, the father was injuncted from communicating with the mother or child and restrained from approaching their home, school, workplace, or any locations of extra-curricular activities.