Ponting and Ponting

In *Ponting and Ponting*, Bell J of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered an application by the respondent father concerning parental responsibility for two children. The mother sought sole parental responsibility.

The central legal issue before the court was whether to grant the mother sole parental responsibility for the children, K and L, and to make consequential orders regarding the particulars of those obligations and the consequences of contravention.

Bell J determined that the mother should have sole parental responsibility for the children. The court further ordered that pursuant to sections 65DA(2) and 62B of the relevant legislation, the specific obligations arising from these orders, the potential consequences of contravention, and information regarding assistance for compliance were to be detailed in an attached Fact Sheet, which was to be incorporated into the orders themselves.