ATTRILL & LIPPMAN

This matter concerned parenting orders made by Judge Jones in relation to the child X. The dispute involved the father and mother of X, who sought to establish arrangements for X's living arrangements, time spent with each parent, and communication.

The court was required to determine the terms of parenting orders that would best serve the interests of the child X. This involved establishing a framework for equal shared parental responsibility, specifying where X would live, and detailing the schedule for X to spend time and communicate with both parents. The court also needed to address arrangements for special days, illness, communication, information sharing, changeovers, and to include injunctive orders to protect the child from parental conflict.

The court made orders reflecting equal shared parental responsibility, with X to live with the mother. The orders then set out a detailed, phased schedule for X to spend time with the father, commencing in March 2015 and progressively increasing the father's time until January 2018. This schedule included provisions for weekends, weekdays, school holidays, and long summer holidays, with specific arrangements for alternate years. The orders also addressed how special days such as Mother's Day, Father's Day, Christmas, and X's and the mother's birthdays would be managed. Further orders stipulated notification requirements for illness, the father's right to receive school information, the exchange of contact details, and the method of changeovers. Finally, injunctions were imposed restraining both parents from abusing, denigrating, or discussing the proceedings in the presence or hearing of X.