DONALDS & DONALDS (No.3)

In *DONALDS & DONALDS (No.3)*, Judge Carter of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered applications relating to parenting orders for two children, X and Y. The proceedings involved a dispute between the parents concerning the children's living arrangements and the jurisdiction of the court.

The primary legal issues before the court were whether to stay existing parenting orders, whether to stay the proceedings pending a jurisdictional challenge in the Federal Circuit Court, and the appropriate interim living arrangements for the children. The Mother sought a stay of proceedings on the basis of a potential jurisdictional issue.

Judge Carter dismissed the Mother's application to stay the proceedings pending a determination of the Federal Circuit Court's jurisdiction to hear parenting matters. The court then made orders regarding the children's residence, stipulating that X and Y would live with the Mother until further order. Additionally, the court discharged an earlier order made on 11 March 2021 and amended on 24 March 2021, and stayed an order made on 21 December 2020 until 9 June 2021.