BACKLAND & SEVILLE

In the matter of Backland & Seville, heard by Judge Scarlett, the dispute concerned parenting orders relating to the education of the child, X, born in 2009. The applicant mother and respondent father disagreed on the choice of school for X.

The court was required to determine which school was in the best interests of the child, X, and what weight should be given to any agreement between the parties regarding this choice.

Judge Scarlett ordered that X be enrolled at the (omitted) Public School commencing in the first school term of 2015. The orders further stipulated that both parents' contact details were to be recorded by the school, and that both parents were to receive all school communications and were permitted to attend school events. The application was adjourned for further mention.