HAMOUD & AHMAD

In the matter of *Hamoud & Ahmad*, Foster J of the Family Court of Australia considered a dispute between the mother, Ms Hamoud, and the father, Mr Ahmad, concerning their child, B. The proceedings involved applications relating to parental responsibility, the child's residence, and the prevention of the child's removal from Australia.

The court was required to determine whether to grant the mother sole parental responsibility for the child and to order that the child live with the mother. Furthermore, the court had to consider whether to grant an injunction restraining the father from removing or attempting to remove the child from the Commonwealth of Australia, and to request the Australian Federal Police to place the child's name on the Family Law Watchlist.

Foster J ordered that the mother have sole parental responsibility for the child and that the child live with the mother. The court also granted an injunction restraining the father, his servants, and agents from removing or attempting to remove the child from the Commonwealth of Australia for a period of two years. The court further requested the Australian Federal Police to place the child's name on the Family Law Watchlist for this period. The court noted that any party seeking to extend the child's name on the Watchlist beyond the initial two-year period would need to file a fresh application with supporting evidence.