GRACE & GRACE

In *Grace & Grace*, heard by Judge Carter, the dispute concerned an application for parenting orders regarding the secondary school that a child should attend. The matter involved a long history of dispute and the child's sensory and emotional difficulties.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether a Family Report should be prepared in circumstances where there was a long-standing dispute over schooling and the child had specific needs. The court also considered the application of the 'rule' in *Rice & Asplund* in the context of the schooling dispute.

Judge Carter dismissed the application for a Family Report. The court determined that, given the history of the proceedings and the specific nature of the dispute, a Family Report was not necessary for the final determination of the schooling matter. The court then listed the matter for a final hearing to resolve the secondary schooling arrangements for the child in 2021.