Jordan and Lloyd and Ors

This matter concerned applications relating to the parenting of three children, K, W, and C. The court was required to determine the future parenting arrangements for these children, including issues of parental responsibility, living arrangements, and time spent with parents and siblings. The court also considered the service of applications and the discharge of existing orders.

The primary legal issues before the court were the appropriate parenting orders to be made in light of the circumstances of the children and the parties involved. This included determining who should have parental responsibility and where the children should live. The court also had to address the practicalities of contact and communication between the children and their parents and siblings, including the role of a contact centre and the use of communication methods such as mail and telephone. Furthermore, the court was required to consider the implications of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) regarding the particulars of obligations and consequences of contravention of the orders.

Justice Austin discharged all former parenting orders in respect of K and W. For the child C, the court discharged all former parenting orders and made new orders. The maternal grandmother was granted sole parental responsibility for C, and C was ordered to live with the maternal grandmother. Specific provisions were made for C to spend time with his mother and half-brothers under supervised conditions at a contact centre, with detailed arrangements for attendance, payment, and communication. The court also made orders regarding communication between C and his mother and half-brothers by mail and telephone, and imposed restraints on the parties concerning the child's surname, corporal punishment, and denigration of other parties. The Independent Children's Lawyer was discharged upon the expiration of the appeal period.