Parr and Buck

In the matter of *Parr and Buck*, the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia considered an application concerning parental responsibility and living arrangements for a child. The dispute involved the father, Mr Parr, and the mother, Ms Buck, regarding the future care and upbringing of their child, B.

The court was required to determine the most appropriate orders for parental responsibility, where the child would live, and the extent of the mother's time with and communication with the child. The court also considered the role of the Independent Children's Lawyer.

The court discharged all previous orders and made new orders granting the father, Mr Parr, sole parental responsibility for the child B. It was further ordered that the child live with the father. The mother, Ms Buck, was to spend time with and communicate with the child on conditions to be agreed upon by both parents. The Independent Children's Lawyer was discharged.