Brady and Stockton

In the matter of *Brady and Stockton*, heard before Judge Dunkley, the dispute concerned the schooling arrangements for a child, X, born in 2007. The orders indicate a disagreement between the parents regarding X's educational path, specifically concerning enrolment and attendance at a particular school and the pursuit of scholarships or selective placements.

The court was required to determine the appropriate orders for X's schooling, addressing both immediate enrolment and future arrangements. Key issues included the duration of the current enrolment, the process for resolving future disagreements about schooling, and the allocation of parental responsibility for decisions relating to educational opportunities such as scholarships and selective school placements.

Judge Dunkley ordered that X be enrolled at and attend the specified school until the end of the 2017 academic year. For 2018 onwards, if the parties could not agree on X's schooling, they were to engage in Family Dispute Resolution. Should this process fail, the mother would have sole parental responsibility for determining X's school enrolment and attendance from 2018. Furthermore, both parents were ordered to cooperate in facilitating X's applications for scholarship tests or selective school placements, sharing equally in any associated fees.