PANTON & PANTON

This matter concerned interim parenting orders before Judge Scarlett in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia. The applicant father sought orders for time with the parties' five children, born between 2000 and 2011.

The court was required to determine the terms of interim parenting arrangements, specifically the father's time with the children, and to make orders for the preparation of a Family Report.

Judge Scarlett made orders for the father to spend time with all five children each Saturday. These orders varied slightly from a specified date in 2016, with the father responsible for feeding the children dinner before returning them to the mother. Pursuant to section 62G of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth), the court also ordered the parties to attend upon a Family Consultant for the preparation of a Family Report. The application was adjourned for further mention.