Campbell and Wilson and Anor

In the matter of *Campbell and Wilson and Anor*, Dawe J considered parenting orders concerning a child, Z. The dispute involved the mother, the father, and the maternal grandmother, with the court ultimately making orders regarding the child's living arrangements, parental responsibility, and contact with both parents.

The central legal issues before the court were to determine the most appropriate parenting arrangements for Z, considering the existing circumstances and the welfare of the child as the paramount consideration. This involved deciding who should have parental responsibility, where the child should live, the nature and extent of time the child should spend with each parent, and whether any restrictions or conditions should be placed on the parents' interactions with the child or each other.

Dawe J discharged all previous parenting orders and made new orders placing sole parental responsibility for Z with the maternal grandmother, with Z to live with her. The child was to spend time with the mother as agreed between the mother and grandmother, with such time to be supervised by the grandmother. Crucially, the child was to spend no time with the father, although the father was permitted to send age-appropriate letters, cards, gifts, and photographs to Z on specific occasions, and the grandmother was to facilitate the child sending similar items to the father. An injunction was granted restraining the father from attending Z's school without the grandmother's prior written permission. The Independent Children's Lawyer was discharged, and the matter was removed from the active list.