Welk and Porter and Anor

In the matter of *Welk and Porter and Anor*, heard before Judge Dunkley, the dispute concerned parenting orders for a child born in 2009. The applicant, Ms Welk, and the first respondent, Mr Porter, were parties to the proceedings, with Ms Middelstadt identified as the second respondent. The court was required to determine the future parenting arrangements for the child, including issues of parental responsibility, living arrangements, and time spent with each parent.

The central legal issues before the court were the allocation of parental responsibility, the determination of the child's primary residence, and the extent of contact the child would have with each of the respondents. The court also had to consider the implications of any contravention of its orders, as indicated by the reference to sections 65DA(2) and 62B of the relevant legislation.

Judge Dunkley ordered the discharge of all prior parenting orders concerning the child. The second respondent, Ms Middelstadt, was granted sole parental responsibility, and the child was ordered to live with her. The first respondent, Mr Porter, was to spend no time with the child. The child was to spend time with the applicant, Ms Welk, as mutually arranged and agreed upon by Ms Welk and Ms Middelstadt. All outstanding applications and responses were removed from the list of cases awaiting finalisation. The court also directed that a fact sheet detailing the obligations, potential consequences of contravention, and available assistance for compliance be attached to the orders, thereby incorporating these particulars into the final orders.