Farina & Naima (No. 4)

This matter concerned the final parenting orders between the Father and the Mother regarding their child, E. The proceedings involved applications for contravention and previous parenting orders, which were ultimately dismissed by consent.

The court was required to determine the terms of final parenting orders, including the allocation of parental responsibility for major long-term issues, the child's residence, the nature and extent of the child's time with the Father, communication arrangements between the child and the Father, and provisions relating to the child's religious upbringing and exposure to different faiths. The court also needed to address issues of non-denigration, overseas travel, and specific restraints on the parties' conduct.

By consent, Hogan J ordered that the Mother have sole parental responsibility for all major long-term issues concerning the child, with specific notification and consultation requirements for the Father regarding decisions on education, health, and religion. The child was ordered to live with the Mother, and detailed provisions were made for the child's supervised time with the Father, including specific dates and ongoing arrangements for contact. The orders also included provisions for communication between the child and the Father, the child's exposure to both parents' faiths, and mutual restraints against denigrating each other. Specific orders were made regarding overseas travel, with the Father restrained from removing the child from Australia for five years, though this was clarified not to prohibit the Mother from travelling with the child. The court also noted that the orders were made in the context of a family report recommending a reduction of pressure on the child.