Wickham and Jones

In the matter of *Wickham and Jones*, Benjamin J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application by the mother for interim orders permitting the relocation of the child, E, born in May 1999. The father opposed this application.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the mother had established a sufficient case to warrant the making of interim orders for the relocation of E, pending final determination of parenting arrangements. This required the court to assess the best interests of the child in the context of an interim application for relocation.

Benjamin J dismissed the mother's application. While the specific reasoning is not detailed in the provided text, the outcome indicates that the court was not satisfied that the threshold for granting interim relocation orders had been met, likely due to considerations of E's best interests.

Consequently, the mother's application for orders to enable interim relocation of E was dismissed.