Lunn and Carpenter

This matter concerned parenting orders made by O'Ryan J in the Family Court of Australia. The dispute involved the father and mother of two children, G and I, regarding their future care and contact arrangements.

The court was required to determine the primary caregiver for the children, where they would reside, and the nature and extent of the mother's future contact with them. Additionally, the court needed to address the supervision of contact, the costs associated with it, and specific communication and behavioural restrictions to be imposed on the mother and maternal grandmother.

O'Ryan J ordered that all previous parenting orders be discharged. The father was granted sole parental responsibility for the children, and they were to reside with him. The mother's contact with the children was to be supervised, initially at a contact service for three hours each alternate weekend, with the mother bearing the costs. Further supervised contact was permitted on an additional occasion each four-week period, also at the mother's expense, with specific conditions regarding collection, delivery, and prior notification to the father. The court also imposed significant restrictions on the mother and maternal grandmother, including prohibitions on discussing court proceedings with the children, making derogatory remarks, and making telephone contact. The father was ordered to keep the mother informed of the children's health and welfare, and to arrange for the children to be informed of the orders by an Independent Children's Lawyer.