Jarvis and Beaumont

In the matter of *Jarvis and Beaumont*, heard by Baumann J, the court considered parenting orders concerning a child, A, born in 2009. The dispute involved the allocation of parental responsibility and arrangements for the child's time with each parent.

The court was required to determine the extent of parental responsibility for major long-term issues, where the child should live, and the specific terms of contact between the child and the father. Further issues included the father's ability to obtain information about the child and the conditions under which supervised time with the father would occur, including the role of a third party in facilitating and supervising these visits.

Baumann J ordered that the mother have sole parental responsibility for the child, including for all major long-term decisions, and that the child live with the mother. Existing parenting orders and agreements were discharged. The father was granted supervised time with the child, with specific arrangements detailed for different age groups and circumstances, including the involvement of a family consultant and a third party supervisor. The father was also permitted to send cards and gifts to the child, and to receive school reports and photographs, subject to the mother's discretion regarding suitability. The father was prohibited from contacting or seeing the child outside of the court's orders. The Independent Children's Lawyer was discharged.