Bunt and Charring

This matter concerned parenting orders made by Judge Neville in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia. The dispute involved the parents, Mr Bunt (the Father) and Ms Charring (the Mother), regarding their child, X. The court was required to determine arrangements for X's residence, time spent with each parent, communication, and other related matters.

The court was tasked with establishing orders for equal shared parental responsibility, specifying where X would reside, and detailing the Father's time with X, including during school terms and holidays. Further issues included regulating communication between the parents and between each parent and X, outlining changeover procedures, and addressing potential relocation of X's residence. The court also considered orders relating to X's schooling, medical care, and the issuance and holding of X's passport, as well as conditions that could lead to a change in X's primary residence.

In its determination, the court made orders for X to be known as X Bunt, with Charring as an additional middle name. X was to have equal shared parental responsibility, and subject to specific conditions, X was to reside with the Mother. Detailed provisions were made for X's time with the Father, including specific weekend and holiday arrangements, and for telephone and Skype communication. The court also imposed restrictions on the parents' relocation of X's residence, required written permission for certain medical and psychological treatments, and authorised X's school to provide information to the Father. Conditions were stipulated whereby the Father could apply for a change of residence if the Mother made unsubstantiated allegations to welfare agencies or failed to provide X for contact on more than two occasions within a six-month period without reasonable excuse. The court further ordered that the Father would hold X's passport and outlined procedures for international travel.

The court ordered that all extant applications were dismissed and the matter was finalised.