Ridley and Ridley

In the Family Court of Australia, Cleary J made orders concerning the child M. The dispute involved the arrangements for the child's time with each parent and a specific restriction placed upon the mother. The court was required to determine the terms of the child's time with the mother, the implementation of these arrangements, and the necessity of restraining the mother from allowing the child contact with a Mr. F.

The court's reasoning led to orders that M shall spend time with the mother on specific Saturdays of each school term, with this time to be supervised by Q Group in the Newcastle area. The parties were directed to engage with Q Group for assessments and to comply with its rules and directions, with the father responsible for the child's delivery and collection. The costs associated with this supervision were to be shared.

Furthermore, with the mother's consent and without admissions, the mother was restrained under s 68B(1)(a) of the *Family Law Act 1975* from permitting M to have contact or communication with Mr. F. Existing consent orders made on 11 November 2016 regarding the child's time with both parents were suspended. The court also ordered that an Independent Children's Lawyer meet with M to explain the current orders, and that a copy of the orders and reasons be provided to the Department of Communities and Justice, Child Abuse Unit. The substantive proceedings were listed for mention in the Magellan List.