STACE & BRENT

In the matter of STACE & BRENT, Berman J of the Family Court of Australia considered parenting orders concerning two children, S and N. The dispute involved the arrangements for the children's care and the allocation of parental responsibility.

The court was required to determine the most appropriate parenting orders for the children, considering their welfare and development. This included deciding on issues of parental responsibility, living arrangements, and specific conditions to be imposed on the parents to ensure the children's safety and well-being.

Berman J ordered the discharge of all previous parenting orders. The father was granted sole parental responsibility for major long-term decisions concerning the children's care, welfare, and development, and the children were ordered to live with him. The father was also restrained from consuming alcohol to excess or being under the influence of illicit substances, and from allowing others to do so, while the children were in his care and for 24 hours prior. Furthermore, the father was restrained from physically disciplining the children or allowing others to do so. The order for an Independent Children's Lawyer was discharged. The court also noted that particulars of obligations, consequences of contravention, and assistance for compliance were set out in an annexed document, pursuant to sections 62B and 62DA(2) of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth).