Collu and Rinaldo (No 2)

In the matter of *Collu and Rinaldo (No 2)*, Watts J considered parenting orders concerning a child who had been living between the United Arab Emirates and Australia. The mother sought various living arrangements for the child, contingent on prospective employment, while the father was unable to relocate due to existing parenting obligations. The court also addressed the mother's request for relocation assistance, which was not supported by evidence of a de facto relationship, and a request to adduce further evidence, which was deemed unlikely to alter the outcome and potentially prejudicial to the child's best interests.

The primary legal issues before the court were to determine the parenting arrangements for the child, specifically where the child would live and the extent of each parent's time with the child, considering the mother's potential relocation and the father's inability to relocate. The court was also required to consider the admissibility of further evidence and the mother's application for relocation assistance.

Watts J discharged all existing parenting orders and made new orders establishing equal shared parental responsibility. The court determined that the child would live with the mother in Sydney if she resided within a 30-kilometre radius of the child's school, with specific alternating periods of time with the father. Alternatively, if the mother lived outside this radius, the child would live with the father in Sydney, with defined periods of time spent with the mother, restricted to within the Commonwealth of Australia unless otherwise agreed. The orders also stipulated detailed communication arrangements between the child and the non-resident parent, including provisions for telephone and Skype calls, and addressed issues such as the child's surname, religious upbringing, and the holding of the child's passport.