Laurent and Mullam

In the matter of *Laurent and Mullam*, heard by Judge Mead, the dispute concerned parenting orders for two children, [X] born in 2005 and [Y] born in 2007. The specific nature of the dispute leading to these orders is not detailed, but the court was tasked with determining the future arrangements for the children's care and contact with their parents.

The court was required to determine the primary caregiver for the children, where they would reside, and the extent and nature of the father's future involvement with them. This included considering the children's wishes regarding spending time with the father, and the provision of information and reports to the father concerning the children's welfare and education.

Judge Mead ordered that the mother have sole parental responsibility for both children and that they live with her. The father's contact was to be facilitated by the mother only if the children expressed a wish to spend time with him, and on terms and conditions as requested by the children and agreed by the parties. The mother was also ordered to provide the father with end-of-term school reports and photographs of the children twice yearly, and to notify him within 24 hours via SMS of any serious accident or significant ill health requiring hospitalisation. All previous orders were discharged, and all other extant applications were dismissed.