What are Consent Orders? A Consent Order is made by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia formalising an agreement reached between parties after separation about parenting and/or property matters. A parenting order will only become legally binding if deemed to be in the best interests of the child. As a legally binding Order, each person affected by the Order must follow it. A parenting order deals with a range of issues, including but not limited to: Who the child will reside with; How much time the child will spend with each parent; Whether one or both parents...