Gorman and Gorman and Anor

In *Gorman and Gorman and Anor*, Gill J of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia considered an application concerning the care, welfare, and development of a child, B. The applicant sought orders for sole parental responsibility and that the child live with them, while also seeking protection orders against the respondents, Mr Gorman and Ms Fuller.

The central legal issues before the court were whether the applicant qualified as a person concerned with the child's care, welfare, or development under section 65C of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth), and whether it was in the child's best interests to grant the applicant sole parental responsibility and orders for the child to live with them. Additionally, the court had to determine if personal protection orders were necessary under section 68B of the Act for the child's safety.

Applying the principles of the *Family Law Act*, the court found that the applicant was indeed a person concerned with the child's care, welfare, or development. The court's reasoning, though not detailed in the provided text, led to the conclusion that it was in the child's best interests to make the orders sought by the applicant.

Consequently, the court ordered that the applicant have sole parental responsibility for the child and that the child live with the applicant. Furthermore, pursuant to section 68B of the Act, Mr Gorman and Ms Fuller were prohibited from approaching within 100 metres of the child and within 100 metres of a specific address, D Street, Suburb E, ACT, for the personal protection of the child.