Reisy & Denton

This matter concerned an appeal to the Supreme Court of New South Wales from orders made by the Federal Magistrates Court. The dispute involved the parents, Reisy and Denton, and concerned arrangements for their two children, K and M.

The primary legal issue before the Supreme Court was whether to continue, discharge, or vary existing orders concerning the children's residence, specifically addressing a proposed relocation outside the Sydney Metropolitan area. The court was required to determine the best interests of the children in light of the proposed change.

O'Ryan J considered the existing orders and the proposed relocation. The court applied the principles of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth) concerning the best interests of the child. The judge found that it was in the children's best interests for the existing orders to continue in a modified form, restraining the permanent relocation of the children outside the Sydney Metropolitan area.

The court ordered that certain provisions of the Federal Magistrates Court orders made on 15 January 2005 would continue until the first day of the second term of the New South Wales school holidays, after which those specific orders would be discharged. Furthermore, both parties were restrained from causing the children to reside permanently outside the Sydney Metropolitan area.