Bartin & Baddle

This matter concerned parenting orders made by Watt J in the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia. The dispute involved the parents, identified as Bartin and Baddle, and concerned the welfare and upbringing of their four children: B, N, C, and J.

The court was required to determine the terms of final parenting orders, including arrangements for parental responsibility, the children's living arrangements, and the time they would spend with each parent. The court also had to consider orders relating to communication between the parents, school attendance, medical information, and restrictions on parental conduct.

Watt J ordered the discharge of all previous parenting orders and established equal shared parental responsibility for the children, with the children to live with the mother. Specific provisions were made for the children's time with the father, including during school terms and holidays, with detailed arrangements for special days like Mother's Day and Father's Day. The orders also included provisions for communication, notification regarding new partners, school involvement, medical information sharing, and parental conduct, including restraints on negative commentary and physical discipline. The father was also subject to drug testing provisions. The court further ordered that if joint decisions could not be reached on certain matters, the parents were to participate in Family Dispute Resolution. All extant applications were dismissed, and the Independent Children's Lawyer was discharged.