Klim and Fontane & Anor

In the Family Court of Australia, Justice Ryan made orders concerning the living arrangements and parental responsibility for two children, Q and M. The applicant was the paternal grandmother, and the respondents were the children's father and mother. The dispute centred on where the children should live and with whom they should spend time, given concerns about the parents' capacity to care for them.

The court was required to determine with whom the children would live, who would have parental responsibility, and the specific arrangements for the children to spend time with both their father and mother. Additionally, the court needed to address communication protocols between the parents and children, and establish conditions and restrictions relating to the mother's time with the children, particularly concerning alcohol and drug use, and contact with certain individuals.

Justice Ryan ordered that the children live with the paternal grandmother and that she have sole parental responsibility. The father was to spend time with the children as agreed between himself and the paternal grandmother, with a specific restriction that he not have contact if he had been drinking alcohol. The mother was to spend time with the children on the first weekend of each month, with specific conditions regarding her conduct, including a prohibition on excessive alcohol consumption or the use of illicit drugs while the children were in her care or in the 24 hours preceding it. The mother was also restrained from allowing the children to come into contact with specific individuals. The court also outlined detailed provisions for communication, school involvement, and medical information sharing between the parties.