Cole and Chapman

In the matter of *Cole and Chapman*, heard by Justice Rose, the dispute concerned parenting orders for the parties' child, N. The orders addressed issues of parental responsibility, the child's living arrangements, and the time the child would spend with each parent.

The court was required to determine the extent of parental responsibility each party would hold, specifically in relation to major long-term issues concerning the child's upbringing. Additionally, the court needed to establish a schedule for the child to spend time with the father, considering the child's age and specific health needs, and to address the father's application for a change of the child's surname.

By consent, the mother was granted sole parental responsibility for the child, with the obligation to consult the father on significant long-term issues including education, religious and cultural upbringing, health, name, and changes to living arrangements. The child was to live with the mother. The court made detailed orders regarding the father's time with the child, initially supervised by the paternal grandmother until the child turned six, transitioning to unsupervised time thereafter, with specific provisions for weekdays, weekends, holidays, and special occasions. The father's application to change the child's surname was dismissed by consent. Further orders addressed communication, prohibitions on denigration, medical emergencies, and the father's alcohol consumption and driving status.