Gareth and Naylor

In the matter of *Gareth and Naylor*, heard by Gill J, the dispute concerned parenting arrangements for a child born in 2015. The orders indicate a disagreement between the parents, Mr Gareth ("the Father") and Ms Naylor ("the Mother"), regarding the child's residence and the Mother's proposed relocation with the child to the United Kingdom.

The court was required to determine the appropriate parenting orders, specifically addressing issues of parental responsibility, the child's living arrangements, and the Mother's application to relocate the child to the UK. Further, the court needed to establish a framework for the Father's time with and communication with the child, both before and after any relocation, and to consider provisions for the child's welfare and the parents' ongoing communication and information sharing.

Gill J ordered that both parents have equal shared parental responsibility for the child. The child was to live with the Mother, who was permitted to relocate the child to the UK. The court directed that the child's UK passport be released to the Mother, who was entitled to hold it and remove the child from Australia. Detailed provisions were made for the Father's time with and communication with the child, including regular electronic communication and periods of face-to-face contact in both the UK and Australia, with specific arrangements for travel costs and notification. The orders also included provisions restraining derogatory comments about either parent to or in the presence of the child, requirements for notification of address changes, and monthly summaries of the child's care, welfare, and development to be provided by the Mother to the Father. The court also requested the removal of the child from the Airport Watch List.