Dhupam and Keyush

In the matter of *Dhupam and Keyush*, the District Court of New South Wales, presided over by Faulks DCJ, considered an application to discharge existing primary parenting orders and substitute them with new consent orders. The original parenting orders had been made on 19 August 2008 and subsequently amended on 24 November 2008 and 11 December 2008.

The central legal issue before the court was whether to discharge the previously made parenting orders and, if so, to give effect to a Minute of Orders sought by the consent of the parties. The court was also required to consider a specific amendment proposed to one of the consent orders.

Faulks DCJ discharged the primary parenting orders made in 2008. The court then gave effect to the Minute of Orders agreed upon by the parties, with one amendment. This amendment modified consent order 12(d) by adding the words "before such expense(s) have been incurred" to the end of the sentence that concluded with "such expense or expenses."