Valentin and Eccles (No.2)

In *Valentin and Eccles (No.2)*, the applicant father sought interim relief concerning parenting orders for the parties' two children, [X] and [Y]. The respondent mother had applied for interim relief, which the court was considering.

The court was required to determine whether to grant the respondent mother's application for interim relief, and if not, what interim parenting arrangements should be put in place. Additionally, the court considered whether to make orders restraining the parties from discussing the proceedings in the presence of the children and whether to impose a condition on the father regarding alcohol consumption during his time with the children.

Judge A Kelly dismissed the respondent mother's application for interim relief. The court suspended a provision of the final parenting order made on 15 May 2015 and substituted it with an interim arrangement where the children would spend time with the applicant father each alternate weekend from Friday after school until Monday before school, commencing 27 September 2019. Furthermore, by consent, the father was restrained from consuming alcohol during these periods. The court also ordered that both parties be restrained from discussing the proceedings in the presence of the children until further order.