TURNER & TIMMINGS

In *Turner & Timmings*, Benjamin J of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia considered parenting orders concerning two children, B and C. The dispute involved the mother seeking sole parental responsibility and the children to live with her, with no orders for the father to spend time or communicate with them.

The court was required to determine whether to vacate all previous parenting orders and, if so, what new orders should be made regarding the children's residence, parental responsibility, and the extent of the father's contact. A key consideration would have been the best interests of the children, as mandated by the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth).

Benjamin J ordered that all previous parenting orders be vacated. The mother was granted sole parental responsibility for the children, and the children were ordered to live with her. Crucially, no orders were made for the father to spend any time or communicate with the children. The court also directed that particulars of the obligations created by these orders, the consequences of contravention, and details of assistance for compliance be set out in an attached Fact Sheet, thereby incorporating these details into the orders pursuant to sections 65DA(2) and 62B of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth).