HACHEY & WARD

The case of *Hachey & Ward* concerned an application before Gill J in the Supreme Court of New South Wales. The dispute involved the living arrangements and contact arrangements for a child, B, born in 2012. The applicant sought orders regarding the child's residence and time with the respondent, which were evidently contrary to existing orders made in the Local Court at C Town on 4 October 2016.

The central legal issues before the Court were whether the existing orders of the Local Court should be discharged and what new orders should be made concerning the child's residence and supervised time with the respondent. The Court was required to determine the best interests of the child in light of the circumstances presented.

Gill J discharged the orders made by the Local Court on 4 October 2016, including the Recovery Order issued on the same date. The Court then made new orders, stipulating that until further order, the child, B, would live with the applicant. Furthermore, the child was to spend supervised time with the respondent, subject to agreement between the parties or further order of the Court.