TARRANT & MARILLER

In the matter of Tarrant & Mariller, heard by Judge Obradovic, the dispute concerned final parenting orders for a child born in 2013, referred to as X. The proceedings involved an assessment of the risk posed to X by the mother, which ultimately led to the court making no orders for time between X and the mother.

The court was required to determine the appropriate final parenting orders for X, specifically in light of concerns raised about the mother's conduct and the potential risk to the child's welfare. This involved considering the paramountcy of the child's best interests and assessing the evidence presented regarding the mother's capacity to co-parent safely.

Judge Obradovic reasoned that the evidence established a significant risk to X if time were to be spent with the mother. Applying the principles of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth), particularly concerning the protection of children, the court concluded that it was not in X's best interests to have any time with the mother. Consequently, all prior parenting orders were discharged, and the father was granted sole parental responsibility for X, with X to live with the father and spend no time with the mother. The court also made specific orders regarding the father's authority to obtain a passport for X and to travel internationally with X, and provisions for the mother to receive information about X's schooling and medical treatment.