MAHANY & COLT

In the matter of *Mahany & Colt*, heard before Faulks DCJ, the dispute concerned parenting arrangements for a child, B, born in 2011. The court was tasked with determining the appropriate orders regarding the child's residence, time spent with each parent, and parental responsibility.

The central legal issues before the court were to establish who would have sole parental responsibility for B, with whom B would live, and the nature and extent of B's time with and communication with his father. The court was also required to consider the discharge of any previous orders and the provision of information regarding the obligations and consequences of the new parenting orders.

The court ordered that Ms Mahany have sole parental responsibility for B, and that B would live with his mother. The child would spend such time with and communicate with his father as may be agreed between Ms Mahany and Mr Colt. All previous orders relating to the child were discharged, and the matter was removed from the pending cases list and finalised. Pursuant to sections 62B and 65DA(2) of the relevant legislation, a document detailing the obligations, consequences of contravention, and assistance available for compliance was annexed to the orders.