Kidd and Young

The matter of *Kidd and Young* concerned parenting orders made by Judge Henderson in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia. The dispute involved the parents, Mr Kidd and Ms Young, and the arrangements for their child, X.

The court was required to determine issues relating to the child's residence, parental responsibility, and the prevention of the child's removal from Australia. Specifically, the court considered the terms of time spent between the child and each parent, and the measures necessary to ensure the child's presence within the Commonwealth.

Judge Henderson ordered that the child X live with her mother, Ms Young, and that both parents have equal shared parental responsibility. Crucially, the court issued significant orders to prevent the child from being taken out of Australia, including restraining Mr Kidd from removing the child, requesting the assistance of law enforcement to give effect to these orders, and placing the child's name on the Airport Watch List. The court also made specific provisions for the child to spend time with Mr Kidd, both in Perth and Sydney, and mandated daily Skype contact between the child and the father. The proceedings were subsequently transferred to the Family Court of Western Australia.