Leal and O’Hegarty

In *Leal and O’Hegarty*, Austin J of the Supreme Court of New South Wales was required to determine applications concerning interim parenting orders. The proceedings involved a dispute between the mother and the father regarding the welfare of their children.

The central legal issues before the court were the determination of applications for interim orders under Part VII of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth) and the continuation of existing interim parenting orders. The court was tasked with deciding whether to grant new interim orders or to maintain the status quo established by previous orders.

Austin J dismissed the applications filed by the mother and the father, as well as any other outstanding applications for interim orders under Part VII of the *Family Law Act*. The court ordered that the interim parenting orders made on 6 May 2013 would continue to prevail. The costs associated with the interim hearing concluded on 11 September 2013 were reserved until the final trial.