COLEY & COLEY

In the matter of *Coley & Coley*, Rees J of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia made orders concerning the parental responsibility and living arrangements for a child. The dispute involved the parents' arrangements for their child, born in 2011, and the mother's contact with the child.

The court was required to determine the appropriate orders regarding sole parental responsibility, the child's residence, and the nature and extent of the mother's contact with the child. The court also considered provisions for communication between the parents and the child, and the reporting of the child's health and educational progress.

Rees J ordered that the father have sole parental responsibility for the child and that the child live with the father. The mother was granted supervised contact with the child for two hours on no more than three occasions annually, to occur on a weekend at a supervised contact centre acceptable to the father. Specific conditions were imposed on the mother regarding the nomination of the contact centre, attendance at intake sessions, notice periods for contact, and confirmation of attendance. The court also made orders for the contact to align with special occasions such as Mother's Day, the child's birthday, and Christmas Day. Further orders addressed communication between the parents and the child, including the father's right to review any communication from the mother to the child. The father was also ordered to inform the mother of any serious injury or medical condition suffered by the child and to provide school reports. The orders incorporated particulars of obligations and consequences of contravention, as set out in an attached Fact Sheet, pursuant to sections 65DA(2) and 62B of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth).