Heat and Barton

In the matter of *Heat and Barton*, the Honourable Justice Rose made orders concerning the parental responsibility and time spent with a child born in April 2000. The dispute involved the parents' differing views on the child's education and other significant long-term issues, as well as arrangements for the father's time with the child.

The court was required to determine the extent of parental responsibility each parent would have concerning the child's education and other major long-term issues. Additionally, the court needed to establish specific arrangements for the father's communication with and time spent with the child, including during school terms and holidays, and to address the exchange of information regarding the child's schooling and health.

Justice Rose ordered that the mother have sole parental responsibility for the child's education, provided she consults and informs the father before making any decisions. For all other major long-term issues, the parents were to share equal parental responsibility. The father was granted specific time with the child, including alternate weekends during school terms with prior notice, one week in most school holiday periods, and a two-week block during the final school holidays. The orders also detailed communication methods, arrangements for changeovers during holidays, the father's right to receive school reports, and protocols for notifying each other of serious illness or injury to the child.