CLARINGBOLD & MACINDOE

In the matter of *Claringbold & Macindoe*, heard before Stevenson J, the application concerned parenting arrangements for a child. The mother, Ms Claringbold, sought orders regarding the child's residence and other related matters.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether the orders sought by the mother were in the best interests of the child, as required by the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth). This involved assessing the evidence presented by both parties in relation to the child's welfare and the proposed parenting arrangements.

Stevenson J dismissed the mother's application. While the specific reasoning is not detailed in the provided text, the decision indicates that the Court found the proposed arrangements did not meet the statutory threshold for making the orders sought. The Court's ultimate determination was that the orders requested by the mother were not in the child's best interests.