Gleeson and Audley

In *Gleeson and Audley*, the Family Court of Australia considered an application concerning the parental responsibility and living arrangements for six children. The dispute involved the mother and the father, with the court ultimately making orders regarding the future care and contact arrangements for the children.

The central legal issues before Hannam J were the determination of which parent should have sole parental responsibility for the children, where the children should live, and the nature and extent of the children's time with the father. The court was required to consider the best interests of the children in making these determinations.

Hannam J ordered that the mother have sole parental responsibility for all six children, and that the children live with the mother. The court further ordered that the children spend time with the father in accordance with their wishes upon each of them attaining the age of 16 years. The mother was also restrained from impeding the children from spending time with the father if they expressed a clear wish to do so upon turning 16. All previous orders were discharged.