Cawley and Devries

This matter concerned parenting orders made by consent between the mother and father regarding their child, X. The dispute revolved around arrangements for X's residence, parental responsibility, and time spent with each parent, including a proposed relocation of X to Queensland.

The court was required to determine the terms of consent orders concerning shared parental responsibility, X's primary residence, and the mother's relocation with X to Queensland. Further issues included the specific time X would spend with the father both before and after the relocation, communication arrangements between the father and X, and the allocation of travel costs associated with X's visits to South Australia. The court also had to consider alternative arrangements should the father relocate to Queensland, as well as provisions for special occasions, handovers, personal belongings, interstate travel, and notification of medical or counselling matters.

The court made orders by consent, discharging all previous parenting orders. The parties were to share equally in parental responsibility, with X to live with the mother. The mother was permitted to relocate X to the Brisbane area in Queensland from 15 January 2017. Detailed provisions were set out for X's time with the father, both pending relocation and thereafter, with specific arrangements for school holidays, special occasions, and communication. The mother was to bear the costs of X's travel between Queensland and South Australia. Alternative arrangements were also stipulated should the father relocate to Queensland. Further orders addressed handovers, personal items, interstate travel notification, medical and counselling information, and a restraint on denigrating the other parent in X's presence. All proceedings were dismissed as finalised.