Darcy and Darcy

This matter concerned orders made by consent between the mother and father regarding their three children, [X], [Y], and [Z]. The proceedings were before Judge Scarlett. The orders addressed the children's time with each parent, communication between parents and children, travel arrangements, and parental conduct.

The court was required to determine the specific arrangements for the children's time with their mother, including alternate weekends, school holiday periods, and specific days such as Mother's Day. Further issues included the children's communication with their mother, the father's ability to travel internationally with the children, and the requirement for both parents to complete a parenting program. The court also needed to address the parents' communication with each other and their conduct in the presence of the children.

The court made orders by consent, discharging a previous order and establishing a detailed schedule for the children's time with the mother, including specific pick-up and return arrangements. Provisions were made for the children to communicate with their mother and for the father's travel to [P] with the children, subject to financial security and communication requirements. Both parents were ordered to enrol in and complete a Parenting After Separation program and were restrained from speaking negatively about each other to or in the presence of the children. Communication between the parents was restricted to email or SMS, with a response time of 72 hours, and they were also restrained from denigrating each other in these communications. The children's names were to be removed from the Airport Watch List. Additional orders specified further time the children were to spend with the mother, including Thursday evenings and alternate Mondays, and detailed arrangements for Christmas Day and Boxing Day.