Clay and Coombes

In the matter of *Clay and Coombes*, heard before Judge Obradovic, the dispute concerned parenting orders for a child, X, born in 2016. The proceedings involved the mother and the father of the child, with the mother seeking specific orders regarding parental responsibility, the child's residence, and international travel.

The court was required to determine the most appropriate arrangements for the child's upbringing, specifically addressing who should hold sole parental responsibility, where the child should live, and whether the child should be permitted to travel internationally without the father's consent for passport purposes. The mother sought to be the sole person with parental responsibility for the child in relation to passport applications.

Judge Obradovic ordered that the mother shall have sole parental responsibility for the child X and that the child shall live with the mother. Furthermore, the court permitted X to travel internationally without the father's consent being required for the issuance of a passport. The mother was designated as the sole person with parental responsibility for the purposes of applying for and obtaining an Australian passport for X. All outstanding issues were removed from the list of cases awaiting finalisation.