FRAYTON & FRAYTON

This matter concerned orders made by Judge Altobelli regarding parental responsibility and the living arrangements for a child. The dispute involved the mother and father of the child, born in 2011, and the court was required to determine how parental responsibility would be shared, where the child would live, and the specific times the child would spend with each parent.

The court was tasked with establishing a framework for the child's care, including provisions for equal shared parental responsibility and the child's primary residence. Key issues included defining the child's time with the mother, particularly during school terms and holidays, and specifying when the child's time with the mother would be suspended in favour of time with the father. The court also needed to address practical matters such as changeovers, the provision of information about the child's education and welfare, and injunctive restraints on the parents' conduct towards each other in the child's presence.

In its determination, the court ordered that the mother and father would have equal shared parental responsibility for the child. The child was ordered to live with the father, with detailed provisions outlining the child's time with the mother, including alternate weekend and Monday arrangements during school terms, specific holiday periods, and the child's birthday. The court also stipulated periods when the mother's time with the child would be suspended, with the child remaining with the father, covering certain Christmas periods, Father's Day, and the child's birthday. Further orders addressed the exchange of information regarding the child's schooling and health, and imposed restraints on the parents from speaking negatively about each other. The court also made directions regarding the child's enrolment in an early learning centre and the process for changing day care.

The court further ordered that the matter be listed for a three-day Final Hearing on 28 November 2016, with an adjournment for a Mention on 1 August 2016. Leave was granted to file Consent Orders regarding an updated report by Dr L.