Jagi and Gaba

In the matter of Jagi and Gaba, heard before Macmillan J, the dispute concerned parenting orders relating to child X. The court was required to determine the nature and extent of time child X would spend with the father, and the terms of communication between the child and the father, as well as between the parents themselves.

Macmillan J reasoned that previous orders regarding time and communication should be discharged. The court then made new orders for child X to spend time and communicate with the father, commencing with supervised contact via electronic means, then progressing to supervised in-person contact, followed by unsupervised contact of increasing duration and frequency. The orders also stipulated specific arrangements for Christmas holidays. Furthermore, the court ordered that the mother, father, and child continue family therapy, with the parties sharing equally in the costs of supervision and therapy. The parents were also directed to communicate regarding child-related issues via a smartphone app or email, and not through the child. The Independent Children’s Lawyer was directed to provide a copy of the orders to the therapist. Finally, liberty to apply was granted for urgent listing.