Junge and Padovan

In the matter of Junge and Padovan, heard by Judge Altobelli, the dispute concerned parenting orders for a child, [X]. The Applicant Mother sought sole parental responsibility and orders for the child to live with her, with no time spent with the Respondent Father. The application also sought to restrain the Father from stalking, approaching, or contacting the Mother and child, and from attending specified locations.

The court was required to determine the best interests of the child, [X], in light of the allegations and the history of the proceedings. This involved assessing the level of risk posed by the Father to the Mother and child, and whether the existing parenting arrangements were appropriate and safe. The court also considered the Father's contravention applications.

Judge Altobelli ordered that the Applicant Mother have sole parental responsibility for the child, and that the child live with the Mother. The Father was ordered to spend no time with the child. Crucially, the Father was restrained and prohibited from stalking, approaching, or contacting the Mother and child, and from entering specified locations such as educational facilities and places of employment. Both parents were ordered to refrain from making derogatory remarks about each other in the child's presence. The Mother was granted sole responsibility for passport applications for the child and permitted to travel internationally with the child. The Father's contravention applications were dismissed.