Langmeil and Grange (No. 4)

In *Langmeil and Grange (No. 4)*, Stevenson J of the Family Court of Australia considered parenting orders concerning three children. The dispute involved applications and responses relating to the children's living arrangements and parental responsibility.

The court was required to determine the best interests of the children in light of the existing parenting orders and the applications before it. Specifically, the court had to decide whether to discharge existing orders and, if so, what new orders should be made regarding the children's residence, parental responsibility, and time spent with each parent.

Stevenson J discharged all existing parenting orders. The court ordered that the father have sole parental responsibility for the children and that the children live with the father. The mother was granted limited time with the children, to occur once per week at a contact centre or on Saturdays under supervision, with the specific arrangements to be approved by the father. All outstanding applications and responses were dismissed, and the court included a fact sheet detailing the obligations and consequences of contravening the orders.