Clarkson and Clarkson (No.2)

In *Clarkson and Clarkson (No.2)*, Judge Hartnett considered the parental responsibilities and time arrangements for two children, X and Y, in proceedings between the wife and the husband. The dispute concerned the future care and upbringing of the children following the breakdown of the marriage.

The court was required to determine the appropriate orders regarding parental responsibility for the children, specifically whether one parent should have sole responsibility or if it should be shared. Furthermore, the court had to decide on the nature and extent of the time the children would spend with the husband, and the conditions under which such time would occur. A key issue was also the ability of the wife to obtain passports for the children without the husband's consent.

Judge Hartnett ordered that the wife have sole parental responsibility for both children, X and Y. This sole responsibility encompassed all areas of decision-making, including health, education, and international travel, with the wife empowered to apply for passports for the children without the husband's consent. The child Y was to spend time and communicate with the husband on specific dates each year for dinner at the paternal grandmother's home, with X to attend at her election. Otherwise, time and communication were to be as initiated and agreed by the children. All other extant applications were dismissed.