Zuen and Lhao

In the matter of Zuen and Lhao, heard by Loughnan J, the dispute concerned parenting arrangements for a child born in 2006. The court was tasked with determining the most appropriate orders regarding parental responsibility, the child's residence, and the child's time spent with each parent.

The central legal issues before the court were how to best promote the child's best interests in accordance with the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth). This involved considering the allocation of sole parental responsibility, the determination of the child's primary residence, and the nature and extent of the child's contact and communication with the parent with whom the child did not reside.

Loughnan J ordered that the father have sole parental responsibility for the child and that the child live with the father. The child was to spend time with the mother and communicate with her as agreed by the parents or at the child's initiative. The court also made orders pursuant to sections 62B and 65DA(2) of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth), attaching a Fact Sheet detailing the obligations and consequences of contravention, as well as information on assistance for compliance.