Morrison and Comaco

In the matter of *Morrison and Comaco*, heard before Cronin J, the dispute concerned parenting orders for two children, J and K. The court was required to determine the appropriate parenting arrangements for the children, including issues of parental responsibility and living arrangements.

The central legal issue before the court was the determination of the children's best interests in the context of the existing parenting orders and the applications before the court. This involved assessing the capacity of each parent to meet the children's needs and ensuring the children's safety and well-being.

Cronin J discharged all existing parenting orders. The court found that the mother should have sole parental responsibility for both children, and that the children should live with her. The court noted that no orders for the father to spend time with the children were made, as the father had not sought such orders. The Independent Children's Lawyer was discharged from the proceedings. The court also ordered that particulars of the obligations created by these orders, the consequences of contravention, and sources of assistance for compliance be set out in an attached Fact Sheet, which was incorporated into the orders. All other extant applications were dismissed.