Jordan and Jordan

The case of *Jordan and Jordan* concerned parenting orders made by Austin J in the Family Court of Australia. The dispute involved the father and mother of two children, K and R, and the court was required to determine the future living arrangements and parental responsibilities for these children.

The central legal issues before the court were the allocation of parental responsibility and the determination of where each child would live. Additionally, the court had to consider the arrangements for the children to spend time with each other, given their separation, and to address broader issues of child welfare, including prohibitions on corporal punishment and denigration of a parent. The court also had to consider the practical implementation of its orders, including communication between parents, school involvement, and the explanation of the orders to the children.

Austin J discharged previous orders and made new orders that allocated sole parental responsibility for K to the father, with K to live with him. Conversely, the mother was granted sole parental responsibility for R, with R to live with her. The court mandated supervised time between the siblings, facilitated by a contact service, and outlined specific dates and ongoing arrangements for this contact. Further orders included prohibitions on corporal punishment and denigration of a parent, requirements for parental communication regarding addresses and school information, and directions for the children to have the orders explained to them by Child Dispute Services. The court also attached a Fact Sheet detailing the obligations and consequences of contravention of the orders, pursuant to sections 65DA(2) and 62B of the *Family Law Act*.