Meinhardt and Santos (No. 3)

In *Meinhardt and Santos (No. 3)*, Dawe J of the Family Court of Australia considered a dispute between two parents concerning their child, Y. The proceedings involved a Case Application filed by the father on 26 July 2012, which the court ultimately dismissed.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether to continue the existing orders for the child Y to spend week about time with each parent, and to determine the fate of the father's Case Application.

Dawe J's reasoning focused on the best interests of the child, a paramount consideration in family law matters. The court found that the existing arrangements for shared parental time were to be continued, indicating that these arrangements were deemed to be in the child's best interests at that time. The dismissal of the father's Case Application suggests that it did not meet the necessary legal threshold or was otherwise not in furtherance of the child's welfare.

Consequently, the court ordered that the matter be referred to the Docket Registrar for listing for trial, the father's Case Application filed on 26 July 2012 be dismissed, and the existing orders for week about time for the child Y with each parent be continued.