Blake and Henson

In the matter of Blake and Henson, Chief Judge Pascoe considered parenting orders concerning the child X, born in 2004. The dispute involved the Father, MR BLAKE, and the Mother, MS HENSON, regarding the arrangements for their child.

The court was required to determine issues of equal shared parental responsibility, the child's residence, the Father's time with the child, and specific provisions for relocation, school holidays, changeovers, attendance at events, communication between parents, and the child's religious upbringing. Additionally, the court addressed the need for the parents to undertake specific courses pursuant to section 13C of the *Family Law Act 1975*.

Chief Judge Pascoe ordered the discharge of all previous parenting orders. The court established equal shared parental responsibility for X, with the child to live with the Mother. The Mother was restrained from relocating X's residence from a specified area. Detailed provisions were made for the Father's time with X during school terms and holidays, including specific arrangements for Easter breaks and the division of longer holiday periods. The orders also stipulated protocols for changeovers, attendance at X's activities, communication between the parents, and the exchange of information regarding X's health and education. The child is to continue to be raised in the (religion omitted) faith. Both parents were ordered to complete a "Parenting After Separation" course, and the Father was additionally required to complete "Taking Responsibility" and "Managing Anger" courses.