Parenting order — alcohol addiction — domestic violence — Care of Children Act 2004, ss 4, 5(a), 49. An interim parenting order was made placing a child in the day-to-day care of his father. Prior to the order being made, the child had been in the day-to-day care of the mother although the father had uplifted the child following concerns around alcohol abuse and violence. Both parents had a history of alcohol abuse, but the father had been sober for over one year through Alcoholics Anonymous. The mother’s evidence was inconsistent as regards alcohol and her interactions with other alcoholics. A child’s welfare and best interests are paramount under s 4 of the Act, and the Judge considered those considerations best provided for by the father’s care. The presence of alcohol abuse and violence was a significant risk to the child’s safety under s 5(a) of the Act. Contact for the mother was restricted to daytime hours to minimise the risk of alcohol being a factor. **Note: names have been changed to comply with legal requirements.