Worthington and Worthington and Anor
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[2017] FCCA 668
•16 March 2017
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Worthington and Worthington and Anor [2017] FCCA 668
[2017] FCCA 668
16 March 2017
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In *Worthington and Worthington and Anor*, heard before Judge Harland, the dispute concerned the parental responsibility for a child, X, born in 2010. The parties involved were the Grandmother, MS WORTHINGTON, and the child's mother and father.
The court was required to determine who should have sole parental responsibility for the child. Additionally, the court needed to decide whether either the mother or the father should spend time with the child, and whether the Independent Children's Lawyer appointed for the child should be discharged.
Judge Harland ordered that the Grandmother, MS WORTHINGTON, have sole parental responsibility for the child. The court further ordered that neither the mother nor the father spend time with the child. Consequently, the Independent Children's Lawyer for the child was discharged.
The court was required to determine who should have sole parental responsibility for the child. Additionally, the court needed to decide whether either the mother or the father should spend time with the child, and whether the Independent Children's Lawyer appointed for the child should be discharged.
Judge Harland ordered that the Grandmother, MS WORTHINGTON, have sole parental responsibility for the child. The court further ordered that neither the mother nor the father spend time with the child. Consequently, the Independent Children's Lawyer for the child was discharged.
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