MORAN & KEYES

In the matter of *Moran & Keyes*, heard before Judge McGuire, the court was tasked with determining parenting arrangements for a child, X. The dispute concerned the allocation of parental responsibility, living arrangements, and time spent between X and each of his parents, as well as orders relating to international travel and contact with third parties.

The court was required to determine the extent of equal shared parental responsibility, where X would live, and the specific times X would spend with each parent, including during school holidays and on significant dates. Further issues included the facilitation of communication between X and the non-resident parent, the conditions under which X could be removed from Australia, and the circumstances under which X could have contact with a Mr J and any person under the influence of illegal drugs. The court also considered the discharge of existing orders and the appointment of an Independent Children's Lawyer.

The court ordered the discharge of all extant orders concerning X and established equal shared parental responsibility between the applicant father and the respondent mother. X was ordered to live with the father, with detailed provisions outlining X's time with the mother, including alternate weekends, Wednesday evenings, school holidays, birthdays, and other specified days. The court also made orders for X to spend time with the father on specific occasions, including birthdays and Father's Day. Provisions were made for changeovers, communication between X and the non-resident parent, and the facilitation of obtaining an Australian passport for X. Crucially, the court issued orders restraining both parents from removing X from the Commonwealth of Australia without joint consent or a court order, and requested the Australian Federal Police to place X on a Watch List until a specified date. The mother was also restrained from bringing X into contact with Mr J until certain conditions were met, and from bringing X into contact with any person reasonably believed to be under the influence of or in possession of illegal drugs. The order appointing the Independent Children's Lawyer was discharged.