Moffat and Halmos

In *Moffat and Halmos*, the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered competing parenting applications concerning the relocation of children and the father's contact with them. The mother sought to relocate the children to Victoria, while the father opposed this move and sought orders regarding communication.

The court was required to determine whether to permit the mother to relocate the children to Victoria pending final determination of the parenting applications. Additionally, the court had to consider the terms of communication between the father and the children, including the father's access to information about the children's schooling and the mother's role in moderating any communication.

The court ordered that the mother be permitted to relocate the children to Victoria, but not before a specified date. The court also made detailed orders regarding the father's communication with the children, restricting it to fortnightly letters, cards, and photos, as well as gifts for birthdays and holidays. The mother was given the right to inspect and withhold inappropriate material sent by the father, and was required to notify the father's solicitors and the independent children's lawyer if she did so. The father was also permitted to contact the children's school for reports and newsletters but was restrained from attending the school premises. The time for lodging an appeal was extended.