SAVVIDIS & BARLOW

In the matter of *Savvidis & Barlow*, Collier J of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia considered an application concerning parenting orders for two children, J and N. The dispute involved the father's relationship with the children, as evidenced by the court's final orders.

The central legal issue before the court was the determination of appropriate parenting arrangements for J and N, specifically whether existing orders should be discharged and what new arrangements, if any, should be put in place regarding parental responsibility, living arrangements, and time spent with each parent. The court also had to consider the role of the Independent Children's Lawyer in disseminating the final orders.

Collier J's reasoning led to the discharge of all existing parenting orders. The court determined that the mother should have sole parental responsibility for the children, and that the children should live with her. Crucially, the father was ordered to spend no time with the children. The court further directed that the Independent Children's Lawyer was to provide a copy of these orders to the father promptly. All other applications and cross-applications were dismissed, and all matters were removed from the Active Pending Cases List. Material produced on subpoena was to be returned no earlier than fifty-six days from the date of the orders.