Partos and Partos

In the matter of *Partos and Partos*, Murphy J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application for parenting orders. The proceedings involved the father and mother of a child born in May 2006, with the Independent Children's Lawyer also participating.

The court was required to determine the arrangements for the child's time with the father, address a contravention application filed by the father, and consider the role of the Department of Child Safety.

Murphy J ordered that the application for parenting orders be adjourned for the issue of a trial notice. Leave was granted to the Independent Children's Lawyer to issue a subpoena to the Department of Child Safety, and the father was granted leave to withdraw his contravention application. The court made interim orders regarding the child spending time with the father at specified contact centres on alternate weekends, with the duration and specific days to be agreed or accommodated by the centres, consistent with the child's routine. The parties were directed to cooperate with the contact centres to facilitate these arrangements. The orders also incorporated a fact sheet detailing the obligations and potential consequences of contravention, pursuant to sections 65DA(2) and 62B of the *Family Law Act 1975*.