Parenting Orders – what you need to know

A parenting order is a set of orders made by a court about parenting arrangements for a child. A court can make a parenting order based on an agreement between the parties (consent orders) or after a court hearing or trial. When a parenting order is made, each person affected by the order must follow it.

A parenting order may deal with one or more of the following:

• who the child will live with
• how much time the child will spend with each parent and with other people, such as grandparents
• the allocation of parental responsibility
• how the child will communicate with a parent they do not live with, or other people
• any other aspect of the care, welfare or development of the child.

For more information see the Attorney-General\’s Department publication below –