NAYLON & PEATE

In the matter of *Naylon & Peate*, heard by Judge Terry, the dispute concerned parenting orders for a child born in 2017. The proceedings involved an application for orders regarding the child's residence, parental responsibility, and contact arrangements, as well as protective measures for the child.

The court was required to determine the most appropriate living arrangements for the child, who would have sole parental responsibility, and the extent of any contact the father would have with the child. Furthermore, the court needed to consider whether to grant injunctions to protect the child and whether to permit international travel with the child without the father's consent.

Applying the paramountcy principle of the child's best interests, the court ordered that the mother have sole parental responsibility and that the child live with her. Crucially, the father was to have no contact or communication with the child. To ensure the child's safety, the court granted an injunction under section 68B of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth), restraining the father from removing the child from care or attending within 200 metres of the child's school, residence, or any other place the child might attend. The mother was also permitted to obtain an Australian travel document for the child and to travel internationally with the child without the father's consent.