Department of Family and Community Services and Sanchez & Ors

The case of *Department of Family and Community Services and Sanchez & Ors* before Rees J concerned parenting orders for a child, C, born in 2007. The dispute involved the arrangements for the child to spend time with both the mother, Ms Monte, and the father, Mr Sanchez.

The court was required to determine the specific terms of the parenting orders, including the frequency and duration of time the child would spend with each parent, and the conditions under which that time would occur. A key issue was the need for supervision of the child's time with the father.

Rees J made orders for the child to spend time with the mother on alternate weekends from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon. The child was to spend time with the father on the alternate weekends, from Saturday morning to Sunday afternoon, but this time was to be supervised by either the paternal grandfather or grandmother. The court also ordered that the particulars of these obligations, the consequences of contravention, and details of assistance available to the parties be set out in an attached Fact Sheet, which was to be incorporated into the orders pursuant to Sections 65DA(2) and 62B of the relevant legislation.