Jinson and Anor and Bentleigh and Anor

In the matter of *Jinson and Anor and Bentleigh and Anor*, Foster J of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia considered a dispute concerning the parenting arrangements for two children, B and C. The applicants, identified as the maternal grandmother and great aunt of the children, sought orders regarding the children's residence and parental responsibility.

The central legal issues before the court were the determination of the children's living arrangements and the allocation of parental responsibility, particularly in light of the existing parenting orders. The court was required to consider the best interests of the children in making these significant decisions.

Foster J discharged all previous parenting orders and made new orders reflecting a significant shift in the children's care. The court ordered that the maternal grandmother and great aunt have equal shared parental responsibility for both children. Specifically, child B was ordered to live with the maternal grandmother, and child C was ordered to live with the great aunt. The children were also to spend time with their mother and father, with the nature and supervision of this time to be agreed upon by the applicants and the parents. All other applications were dismissed.