The difference between Parenting Plans and Parenting Orders – Part Two

In the second part of our two-part series, our Family and Relationships Law expert, Paul Lewis looks at how Parenting Orders differ from Parenting Plans and their comparative advantages and disadvantages. You can read Part One of the series here. [3 minute read]

What is a Parenting Order?

Under section 64B of the Family Law Act, a parenting order is an order under Part VII of the Act that deals with one or more of the following:

1. the person or persons with whom a child is to live;
2. the time a child is to spend with another person or other persons;
3. the allocation of parental responsibility for a child;
4. if 2 or more persons are to share parental responsibility for a child–the form of consultations those persons are to have with one another about decisions to be made in the exercise of that responsibility;