MATERANZI & SUSKAIN

In the matter of *Materanzi & Suskain*, Rees J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application to vary a final parenting order concerning a child born in April 2004. The dispute involved the arrangements for the child's time with the mother and the father's concerns regarding the mother's access to the child at school.

The court was required to determine whether to vary the existing final parenting order, specifically concerning the child's time with the mother, and whether to grant an injunction restraining the mother from attending or removing the child from school without the father's consent. Additionally, the court considered the appointment of an independent children's lawyer.

Rees J varied the final parenting order to provide the mother with alternate weekend time and specific weekday evening time with the child, while also ordering that the mother be restrained by injunction from attending or removing the child from school without the father's prior written consent, except for agreed-upon times. The court also appointed an independent children's lawyer for the child, requesting the Legal Commission of New South Wales arrange this appointment and re-appointing Mr O’Dowd. The matter was adjourned for further consideration.