Grenfell and Grenfell

In the matter of *Grenfell and Grenfell*, Dawe J of the Family Court of Australia considered a dispute between a father and a mother concerning child support obligations and international travel arrangements. The proceedings involved an Initiating Application filed by the mother and a Response filed by the father.

The court was required to determine whether to grant interim orders sought by the mother and the father, and to make final orders regarding the father's child support obligations and notification requirements for international travel. The court also had to decide on the appropriate venue for the final hearing of the mother's Initiating Application.

By consent of the parties, Dawe J ordered that the father would make periodic child support payments via direct debit to the Child Support Agency in accordance with a binding child support agreement. The father was also ordered to provide the mother with at least seven days' notice of any international travel, including his departure and return dates. The mother's Initiating Application was transferred to the Federal Circuit Court at Adelaide for final hearing, while the interim orders sought by both parties were dismissed.