Hammond and Hammond

The case of Hammond and Hammond involved a dispute between a mother and father concerning their child, A. The matter came before Young J.

The court was required to determine the arrangements for the child's parental responsibility, living arrangements, and time spent with each parent. This included establishing specific schedules for regular time, school holidays, and special occasion days, as well as addressing the child's schooling and communication between the parents.

Young J ordered that the mother and father have equal shared parental responsibility for the child. The child was to live with the mother and spend time with the father according to a detailed schedule, including alternate weekends, mid-week time, and a division of school holidays. Specific provisions were made for special occasion days, including birthdays and Christmas. The court also ordered that the child attend S Primary School from 2011 and remain at M Pre-School for the remainder of the current year. Further orders addressed changeover arrangements, parental communication, notification of medical emergencies, medical treatment, school communication, and prohibitions against denigration of either parent. The paternal grandparents were released from their undertakings, and all extant applications were dismissed. There were no orders as to costs.