McMaster and Culliss

In *McMaster and Culliss*, heard before Young J, the proceedings concerned parenting orders for a child born in November 2005. The dispute involved applications relating to the child's living arrangements, time spent with each parent, and related matters, including the discharge of previous orders and the obtaining of a passport for the child.

The court was required to determine the appropriate interim parenting orders for the child, including where the child would live and the specific arrangements for the child to spend time with both the mother and the father. Further issues included the transfer of proceedings to the Federal Magistrates Court, the discharge of existing orders, the preparation of updated family and psychiatric reports, and the mother's ability to obtain a passport for the child while also imposing certain travel restrictions.

Young J ordered the transfer of the proceedings to the Federal Magistrates Court for a defended hearing. Existing parental and time spent with orders were discharged. The child was ordered to live with the mother until further order, with specific interim arrangements for the child to spend time with the father on Wednesdays and Saturdays, subject to certain modifications and suspensions. The court also ordered the preparation of an updated Family Report and a psychiatric report, and discharged previous restraining orders concerning the child's passport, while restraining the mother and child from departing Australia before 1 October 2008, and requiring them to remain within Victoria for any defended hearing. All interim applications were dismissed, with the father's initial application remaining the primary one to be transferred.