MERRITT & PARTOS

In *Merritt & Partos*, Forrest J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application to vary existing parenting orders concerning the child, C. The dispute centred on the father's obligation to notify the mother of C's absence from sporting events scheduled during his time with the father.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether to discharge or vary specific paragraphs of prior parenting orders made in 2010 and 2013, and to impose a new notification requirement on the father regarding C's participation in sports.

Forrest J discharged paragraphs 10 and 11 of the parenting order of Principal Registrar Filippello dated 31 October 2013, and paragraph 20 of the parenting order of Justice Bell dated 21 April 2010. The court further ordered that, until further order, the father must notify the mother by text message as soon as he becomes aware that C will miss any scheduled sporting game during the father's time with the child.