EDDY & BERRY

In the matter of *Eddy & Berry*, heard before Rees J, the application concerned a dispute between the mother, Ms Eddy, and the father, Mr Berry, regarding parenting orders. Ms Eddy sought a stay of orders previously made on 10 April 2015, which was subsequently dismissed.

The court was required to determine whether to grant Ms Eddy's application for a stay of the existing parenting orders. Furthermore, the court considered an application to vary one of those orders, specifically concerning the geographical restriction placed on the children's residence.

Rees J dismissed Ms Eddy's application for a stay, indicating that the grounds for such an intervention were not met. The court then proceeded to vary the order of 10 April 2015 by substituting the geographical limitation of "within 5 kilometres of their previous [Suburb D] address" with the more specific requirement of residence "within the catchment area for [E School]". This variation indicates a judicial decision to prioritise the children's educational needs or proximity to a particular school over the previous, more general, residential restriction.