Campbell and Bouchard
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[2014] FCCA 2293
•10 October 2014
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Campbell and Bouchard [2014] FCCA 2293
[2014] FCCA 2293
10 October 2014
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In *Campbell and Bouchard*, heard before Judge Scarlett, the dispute concerned parenting orders for a child, [X]. The applicant mother sought orders regarding the child's residence and parental responsibility.
The court was required to determine the appropriate parenting arrangements for the child, specifically concerning who would have sole parental responsibility and where the child would live. The court also needed to consider the nature and extent of the child's time with and communication with the father.
Judge Scarlett ordered that the mother have sole parental responsibility for the child and that the child live with the mother. The child was to spend time with and communicate with the father at times as agreed between the parents. The court further noted that within 28 days, the father would meet with the Independent Children's Lawyer and the child to discuss the orders, and the Independent Children's Lawyer would advise the child of the orders' effect. Subject to these discussions, the Independent Children's Lawyer would be discharged.
The court was required to determine the appropriate parenting arrangements for the child, specifically concerning who would have sole parental responsibility and where the child would live. The court also needed to consider the nature and extent of the child's time with and communication with the father.
Judge Scarlett ordered that the mother have sole parental responsibility for the child and that the child live with the mother. The child was to spend time with and communicate with the father at times as agreed between the parents. The court further noted that within 28 days, the father would meet with the Independent Children's Lawyer and the child to discuss the orders, and the Independent Children's Lawyer would advise the child of the orders' effect. Subject to these discussions, the Independent Children's Lawyer would be discharged.
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Campbell and Bouchard [2014] FCCA 2293
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Darlow & Darlow [2022] FedCFamC1F 1098
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