Parkinson and Sorensen

In the matter of *Parkinson and Sorensen*, heard by Guest J, the dispute concerned parenting orders for the three children of the marriage. The applicant wife and respondent husband sought to vary existing arrangements for the children.

The court was required to determine the most appropriate parenting orders for the children, considering their best interests. This involved assessing the current arrangements and deciding on the future division of parental responsibility and time spent with each parent.

Guest J ordered the discharge of all previous parenting orders. The court established that the parties would share equal responsibility for the children, F, T, and G. The children were to live with the applicant wife, and the respondent husband was to spend time with them as agreed between the parties. The order for the appointment of an Independent Children’s Lawyer was also discharged. The court further directed that the particulars of the obligations created by these orders, the consequences of contravention, and information on assistance for compliance be set out in an attached Fact Sheet, thereby incorporating these details into the orders pursuant to sections 65DA(2) and 62B of the *Family Law Act 1975*.