MITCHELL & MITCHELL

In the matter of MITCHELL & MITCHELL, Gill J of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia considered parenting orders concerning the children X, Y, and Z. The dispute involved the mother seeking sole parental responsibility and specific arrangements for the children's living situation and contact with the father.

The court was required to determine the most appropriate parenting orders for the children, including whether the mother should have sole parental responsibility, where the children should live, the extent of any time the children should spend with the father, and whether injunctive and restraining orders were necessary for the protection of the children and the mother. The court also considered the mother's ability to travel internationally with the children.

Gill J ordered the discharge of all previous parenting orders. The court granted the mother sole parental responsibility for the children and ordered that the children live with the mother, with no time spent with the father. Crucially, pursuant to section 68B of the *Family Law Act 1975*, the father was restrained and enjoined from approaching within 250 metres of the children or the mother, attending the children's school or residence, contacting the children by any means, attending the mother's workplace, or publishing any information concerning the mother, her business, the children, or the proceedings. The father was also restrained from causing detriment to the mother's business. These injunctions were made for the personal protection of the children and the mother. Furthermore, the mother was permitted to travel internationally with the children at her sole discretion.