Diderot and Diderot

In the matter of *Diderot and Diderot*, Brown J made orders concerning the parenting arrangements for the parties' two children, born in 2001 and 2005. The dispute centred on the father's time with the children, with specific provisions made for supervised contact and information sharing.

The court was required to determine the specific arrangements for the father's time with the children, including the duration and frequency of contact, and the involvement of the husband's mother during these periods. Additionally, the court addressed the provision of information to the Department of Human Services and the attendance of both parties at a parenting after separation course. The court also considered the father's access to information from professionals involved with the children and the notification requirements for appointments.

Brown J made orders for the father to spend time with the children on specified Sundays, Christmas Day and Boxing Day 2008, and alternate weekends thereafter, with his mother to be substantially in attendance during these times. The court also directed that the independent children's lawyer provide an affidavit to the Department of Human Services and ordered both parents to attend a parenting after separation course. By consent, the wife was ordered to facilitate the husband's communication with professionals involved with the children and to notify him of any appointments. The court further directed that the particulars of the obligations and consequences of contravention of the orders be set out in a Family Law Courts Fact Sheet.

The court adjourned all extant applications to a trial notice listing, with liberty to apply for an earlier listing. The court also noted that counsel for the husband advised that the husband would not attend changeovers, with his parents collecting the children.